Synonyms for confidence
ˈkɒn fɪ dəns

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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

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1. confidence

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

   Antonyms:
   distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving

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1. empowered

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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

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1. List of paraphrases for "confidence":

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

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1. Rafa Nadal:

   When you are on the confidence, you feel that shots come without thinking, if I want to have chances to keep being competitive in this tournament, I need to play this way.

2. Simone Biles:

   It was a lot better. It wasn't as good as in some of the trainings, i'm just happy that I landed it because I feel like after night one my confidence got shot down. So I was really worried about it going into today, that's all I could worry about. So I was really happy.

3. Geng Yansheng:

   We have confidence we can together properly maintain this relationship.

4. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   A lot of the work that has gone on has been to ensure that we would have confidence in the legal basis of these actions.

5. Mark Dubowitz:

   To what extent has Israel's success at going after Quds Force provided President Trump with the confidence that he could do that too and handle the blowback ? if the Israelis can do it, why can't we ?

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