Definition for Confidence:

• Trust; reliance; security; boldness; courage.

Synonyms for Confidence:

• n.

  •
  • secrecy.
  •
  • dependence.
  •
  • self-possession.
  •belief in oneself (noun)
  • cool,
  • intrepidity,
  • firmness,
  • self-reliance,
  • reliance,
  • grit,
  • resolution,
  • hardihood,
  • backbone,
  • heart,
  • resoluteness,
  • pluck,
  • spunk,
  • courage,
  • mettle,
  • boldness,
  • daring,
  • assurance,
  • tenacity,
  • brashness,
  • spirit,
  • fearlessness,
  • fortitude.
  •belief in something (noun)
  • store,
  • sure bet.
  •bravery (noun)
  • valor,
  • intrepidness,
  • bravery,
  • audacity,
  • heroism.
  •certainty (noun)
  • surety,
  • irrefutability.
  •confidence (noun)
  • self-assurance,
  • self-confidence,
  • authority.
  •confidential information (noun)
  • inside information.
  •gall (noun)
  • gall.
  •hope (noun)
  • aspiration,
  • contemplation,
  • desire,
  • wish,
  • anticipation,
  • yearning,
  • eagerness.
  •in confidence (noun)
  • privately,
  • between ourselves,
  • in privacy,
  • confidentially.
  •pride (noun)
  • egoism,
  • haughtiness,
  • high-and-mightiness,
  • grandness,
  • huffiness,
  • cockiness,
  • vanity,
  • self-glory,
  • smugness,
  • pride,
  • narcissism,
  • conceit,
  • high-handedness,
  • ostentation,
  • condescension.
  •respect (noun)
  • honor.
  •secrecy (noun)
  • huggermugger.
  •self-assurance (noun)
  • overconfidence,
  • stoutheartedness.
  •sensibility (noun)
  • presence of mind.

• Other synonyms:

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  • chutzpah,
  • forwardness,
  • elan,
  • Bravura,
  • privacy,
  • self-esteem,
  • attitude,
  • sang-froid.
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  • determination,
  • personality,
  • stability,
  • bottle.
  •
  • tip.
  •
  • dash.
  •assurance
  • morale.
  •morale
  • self-respect.
  •self-reliance
  • independence.

Paraphrases for Confidence:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    no-confidence.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    self-confidence, no-confidence.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    convinced, self-confident, security-building, certain.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    conviction, distrust, reassurance, sentiment, convinced, expectation, conscience, comfort, loyalty, censure, confirmed, commitment, doubt, discretion, censorship.
  • Verb, past tense
    predicted, Believed, Relied.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    knowing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    believes.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    trusting, reliability, confidence-building.
  • Proper noun, singular
    trust, trusts, faith, confidence-building.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    credibility, belief, trustworthiness, assurance, self-assurance, trust, confidentiality, mistrust, trusting, dependability, optimism, reliability, self-esteem, insurance, faith, confidence-building, assertiveness, credit, pride.
  • Verb, past tense
    faith.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    trusting.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    trusts.

Antonyms for Confidence:

• n.

  • belief in oneself
    distrust, doubt, hesitation, timidity, fear, cowardice, irresolution, apprehension, weakness, uncertainty, Unconfidence.
  • belief in something
    disbelief, misgiving.
  • feeling
    diffidence.
  • in confidence
    openly.
  • Other antonyms:
    consternation, disenchantment, dismay, dubiousness, confusion, disillusionment, indecisiveness, disillusion, insecurity, open secret, bashfulness, uncertainness.

Hyponym for Confidence:

• n.

  • communication
    secret.
  • feeling
    security.
  • state
    friendship, hopefulness, friendly relationship.