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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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