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[ noun ] freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Synonyms

confidence assurance authority sureness self-assurance

Examples

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

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

In the past year there had been too many examples of his euphoric self-confidence and self_aggrandisement for their liking .

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

Just a big pile of self-confidence in an almost teensy package .

Related terms

certainty certain uncertain

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Rhymes with

confidence overconfidence providence incidence evidence precedence decadence beneficence overabundance ordinance abundance incontinence countenance avoidance confluence conference conference reconnaissance recognizance cognizance consequence teleconference provenance incompetence subsidence accordance interdependence ascendance incidence coincidence attendance intransigence guidance inductance recalcitrance transference sustenance maintenance capacitance abeyance extravagance connivance residence correspondence transcendence conformance prominence opulence intransigence predominance dominance insignificance indifference inference significance affluence condolence irrelevance equivalence prevalence inadvertence abstinence benevolence inheritance relevance ambivalence omnipotence contrivance annoyance unbalance occurrence allowance alliance dependence independence influence utterance violence innocence insolence nonviolence defiance admittance remittance circumference eloquence malfeasance riddance cadence pestilence inadvertence impotence comeuppance reappearance disappearance convergence perseverance imprudence impedance jurisprudence indulgence indifference preference prudence credence reluctance audience resonance convalescence ambulance preponderance permanence dissonance vigilance petulance adolescence obsolescence st_lawrence preeminence luminance virulence reluctance interference difference conscience appliance appearance audience florence deference ordnance noninterference reference province congruence conveyance compliance transience noncompliance deference difference reference science vehemence arrogance imminence immanence endurance eminence elegance reassurance intelligence senescence turbulence assurance diligence hindrance preference abhorrence concurrence flamboyance excellence evanescence performance adherence reminiscence vehemence negligence luminescence tolerance insistence importance consistence substance acquaintance counterbalance balance penance observance intolerance reticence continuance divergence discontinuance sentence instance distance pseudoscience absence governance phosphorescence nuisance neuroscience license licence lawrence silence inconvenience disobedience counterintelligence

Phonetic and Homophones

S EH1 L F K AA1 N F AH0 D AH0 N S

Similar Spelling

self-confident self-conceited self-conceitedly self-confessed self-collected self-concern self-condemnation self-sacrifice self-contained self-conscious self-sufficient self-consistent self-sufficiency self-control self-consciously self-complacency self-command self-colored self-consciousness self-coloured

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