as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
he had the self-trust to quit his secure job and start his own business
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Recent Examples of self-trust
But a form of leadership rooted in emotional fluency, discernment and self-trust — a language many women already speak, but were taught to suppress in order to be taken seriously.
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Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Over time, suppressing your needs, emotions, and inner truth can erode self-trust and self-worth—both of which are foundational to mental health.
—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
Still, success comes with emotional maturity, boundaries and self-trust.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Invest in yourself, because self-trust steadily multiplies real gains.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Without any constructive movement towards each other in relationships, your self-trust is likely to take a hit.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Let this Full Moon remind you that abundance starts with self-trust.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
Acknowledging progress builds self-trust, and self-trust is the fuel that keeps your business alive long before profit does.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
If a child, or anyone, uses AI for advice or to make decisions for them on a regular basis, that could potentially foster dependence and atrophy self-trust and confidence.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Over time, suppressing your needs, emotions, and inner truth can erode self-trust and self-worth—both of which are foundational to mental health.
—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
Still, success comes with emotional maturity, boundaries and self-trust.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Invest in yourself, because self-trust steadily multiplies real gains.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
Without any constructive movement towards each other in relationships, your self-trust is likely to take a hit.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Let this Full Moon remind you that abundance starts with self-trust.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
Acknowledging progress builds self-trust, and self-trust is the fuel that keeps your business alive long before profit does.
—Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
If a child, or anyone, uses AI for advice or to make decisions for them on a regular basis, that could potentially foster dependence and atrophy self-trust and confidence.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-trust
Noun
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The market is decidedly not the economy, but enthusiasm from Wall Street helps pad retirement accounts, which can give consumers the confidence to spend their money.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bridgeman doesn’t speak with arrogance but with a calm, aw-shucks confidence.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Given the government’s refund assurances, however, the trade court put all the lawsuits on hold until the Supreme Court’s decision.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scores of vendors are owed millions of dollars after being stiffed for several years, even while Baker and his team gave assurances that all would work out and that the combination of Saks and Neiman’s would eventually thrive.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Setbacks are essential for personal growth, and without them, children may struggle with self-confidence when faced with difficulties.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
22 Feb. 2026
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Matching Casey and Frank’s guile is Philomac’s untested self-confidence.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pearl recovered her composure sufficiently to suggest that perhaps her store did not carry anything in the young woman’s size.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Buoyed by raucous home support, the Thai star kept her composure under sweltering conditions and intense pressure to card a closing 4-under-par 68, finishing on 24-under-par 264.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jackson was renowned for his soaring rhetoric, his role in the civil-rights movement, and his sharp elbows, but what first struck me about him, as a young reporter only a couple of years out of journalism school, was his boundless energy and self-assurance.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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In her tenure so far, the CEO has fostered a self-assurance absent from the brand in recent years.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Self-trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-trust. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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