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. La Bruy?re:

   All confidence is dangerous unless it is complete; there are few circumstances in which it is not better either to hide all or to tell all.

2. Carley Kammerer:

   I don't think employers can be quite as picky as they were being before, there is a sense of dignity and worth that comes from employment... Sometimes, just that confidence of making your own way and making a paycheck can go a long way.

3. Eugene Lucci:

   That weapon, in your hesitance based on lack of confidence and training, can be used against you, and you can make a mistake. judges are more vulnerable in when they’re parking in their spot, which is marked ‘Judge,’ and that’s where Bruzzese was, the guy was lying in wait for him.

4. Seth Berkley:

   It's critical that we give confidence to companies that when they make this type of effort, there is somebody to buy it.

5. Christen Kuikoua:

   I aspire Style To be known Not Just for Clothing but for Value Beyond Fabric; A Reflection of Character, Confidence, and Conscious Choices.