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sureness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sureness

1 a state of mind in which one is free from doubt

unfortunately, he lacked the sureness of his opponent in the tennis match

Synonyms of sureness

assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, cocksureness, confidence, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, surety

Words Related to sureness

authoritarianism, dogmatism

decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve

Near Antonyms of sureness

hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresolution

disbelief, incredulity, unbelief

anxiety, concern, misgiving

distrust, mistrust, suspicion

Antonyms of sureness

doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty

2 worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence

investors in those risky foreign enterprises were gambling on the sureness of their instincts

Synonyms of sureness

dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness, responsibility, solidity, solidness, trustability, trustworthiness

Words Related to sureness

inerrancy, infallibility

credibility, creditability, creditableness

Near Antonyms of sureness

doubtfulness, dubiousness, questionableness, shakiness, uncertainness

Antonyms of sureness

dodginess [chiefly British], unreliability

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