Synonyms for confidence
ˈkɒn fɪ dəns

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness(noun)

   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, self-confidence, say-so, self-assurance, federal agency, agency, bureau, sureness, government agency, office, authority, authorisation

   Antonyms:
   self-distrust, self-doubt, diffidence

2. confidence(noun)

   a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

   "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

   Synonyms:
   self-confidence, self-assurance, trust, authority, assurance, sureness

   Antonyms:
   self-doubt, self-distrust, diffidence

3. confidence(noun)

   a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

   "public confidence in the economy"

   Synonyms:
   self-confidence, self-assurance, trust, authority, assurance, sureness

   Antonyms:
   diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt

4. confidence, trust(noun)

   a trustful relationship

   "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

   Synonyms:
   assurance, reliance, self-assurance, faith, trustfulness, corporate trust, cartel, trustingness, authority, trust, self-confidence, combine, sureness

   Antonyms:
   self-doubt, self-distrust, diffidence

5. confidence(noun)

   a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

   "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

   Synonyms:
   self-confidence, self-assurance, trust, authority, assurance, sureness

   Antonyms:
   self-distrust, diffidence, self-doubt

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. confidence(noun)

   Antonyms:
   fear

2. confidence(noun)

   Antonyms:
   fear

3. confidence(noun)

   Antonyms:
   fear

4. confidence(noun)

   Antonyms:
   fear

5. confidence(noun)

   Antonyms:
   fear

English Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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.

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. confidence

   Synonyms:
   trust, faith, belief, self-reliance, assurance, dependence, reliance

   Antonyms:
   distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving

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1. empowered

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. confidence(n.)

   Synonyms:
   trust, faith, belief, reliance, dependence

2. confidence(n.)

   Synonyms:
   boldness, courage, intrepidity, assurance, firmness, self-reliance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. confidence(n)

   Synonyms:
   reliance, trust, faith, dependence, assurance, certainty

   Antonyms:
   doubt

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   trust, faith, trusted, confidence-building, confidence-, self-confidence, confident, trusting, reliance, credibility, belief, certainty, mistrust, trustworthy, confidence, assurance, distrust

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1. Michael Bivona:

   From LIU Magazine-Winter 2016. In response to students question he said: "There is no doubt that the best nest egg is to be successful, and that will only happen if young people have the confidence to invest in themselves first."

2. Irwin Michael:

   You need more confidence out there. The greater the confidence, the more investors are going to dip into the waters, we want to see a little more stability in the marketplace.

3. Susan Swearer:

   They worry that it's not going to...( change) anything, and then they worry,' Is there going to be retaliation ?' And so they just don't really have the confidence that the school is going to handle it.

4. Sebastian Kurz:

   These are shameful images and no one should be ashamed for Austria, we need in this sense to rebuild confidence anew. This rebuilding can in this case only happen with a snap election.

5. Engineer.AI:

   We’re removing one of the biggest bottlenecks, developing a prototype, which enables people to build confidence in their idea before they invest significant time and money. ~ Engineer.ai CEO

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