Antonyms for self-confidenceself-con·fi·dence

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1. self-confidence

   Assurance may have the good sense of a high, sustained confidence and trust; as, the saint's assurance of heaven. Confidence is founded upon reasons; assurance is largely a matter of feeling. In the bad sense, assurance is a vicious courage, with belief of one's ability to outwit or defy others; the hardened criminal is remarkable for habitual assurance. For the calm conviction of one's own rectitude and ability, self-confidence is a better word than assurance; self-reliance expresses confidence in one's own resources, independently of others' aid. In the bad sense assurance is less gross than impudence, which is (according to its etymology) a shameless boldness. Assurance is in act or manner; impudence may be in speech. Effrontery is impudence defiantly displayed. Compare FAITH; PRIDE.

   Antonyms:
   bashfulness, confusion, consternation, dismay, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, timidity

   Synonyms:
   arrogance, assertion, assumption, assurance, boldness, confidence, effrontery, impudence, presumption, self-assertion, self-reliance, trust

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1. assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, surenessnoun

   freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

   "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

   Synonyms:
   potency, pledge, sanction, dominance, assurance, authorization, trust, say-so, self-assurance, federal agency, agency, bureau, sureness, confidence, government agency, office, authority, authorisation

How to use self-confidence in a sentence?

1. Karyn Eilber:

   Nothing is sexier than self-confidence.

2. James Cobb:

   There's a certain level of boldness and self-confidence required to really be that person, when you go for one of these, you're making a statement that you're either moving on from that culture or trying to one up it.

3. Kelly McGonigal:

   Studies show that people who think of stress this way are more likely to feel like they have the resources to handle it, such as self-efficacy and self-confidence.

4. Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

   We will attend with optimism, self-confidence.

5. Janet Layug:

   It’s like a foundation for your career, you can do anything in life and this really helps you build your self confidence and you can take that anywhere—anything that you want to do.

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