Synonyms for confidence
ˈkɒn fɪ dənscon·fi·dence

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1. confidencenoun

   Antonyms:
   fear

2. confidencenoun

   Antonyms:
   fear

3. confidencenoun

   Antonyms:
   fear

4. confidencenoun

   Antonyms:
   fear

5. confidencenoun

   Antonyms:
   fear

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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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

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

   Antonyms:
   self-distrust, self-doubt, diffidence

2. confidencenoun

   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. confidencenoun

   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, trustnoun

   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. confidencenoun

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Friendship
   • Hopefulness
   • Secret
   • Security

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1. confidencenoun

   Synonyms:
   trust, faith, belief, reliance, dependence

2. confidencenoun

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

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1. confidencenoun

   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. Igor Kirman:

   One thing that we may see is more confidence in the boardroom of targets to resist hostile approaches until the end ; in other words, an increase in the number of' hostile hostiles' that never turn friendly, the Perrigo defense against Mylan, the largest hostile deal ever to go the full distance, shows that a target can pursue a sound defensive strategy, even in the absence of showstopper defenses or litigation, and win.

2. Cris Dush:

   He congratulated me and said that he wanted to have confidence in me, he's going to be watching me.

3. Anna Freud:

   I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

4. Oliver Strauss:

   What is interesting to note is that while overall national retail spending remains strong and consumer confidence is relatively unchanged, we are probably seeing some attempts in incentive spending to boost auto sales beyond its organic demand.

5. Neffiteria Acker:

   The best part about doing the affirmations is the feeling after I say them, and the feeling I see my students feel or that they express after they do them. Their attitude is better, their self-confidence is lifted and we have a better day.