Definition for Confidence:

• Trust; reliance; security; boldness; courage.

Synonyms for Confidence:

• adj.

  •sedative (adjective)
  • slumberous.
  •slumberous (adjective)
  • Husher.

• n.

  •
  • secrecy.
  •
  • composure,
  • temerity.
  •
  • dependence,
  • firm/safe ground,
  • gut feeling/instinct,
  • beyond any doubt.
  •
  • self-possession.
  •
  • certain.
  •amour-propre (noun)
  • self confidence,
  • selfconfidence,
  • amourpropre.
  •aplomb (noun)
  • nonchalance.
  •assurance (noun)
  • assurance.
  •assuredness (noun)
  • conclusiveness.
  •authority (noun)
  • authority.
  •belief (noun)
  • notion,
  • thesis,
  • hypothesis.
  •belief in oneself (noun)
  • courage,
  • mettle,
  • fortitude,
  • spirit,
  • resoluteness,
  • hardihood,
  • self-reliance,
  • heart,
  • boldness,
  • intrepidity,
  • resolution,
  • reliance,
  • tenacity,
  • daring,
  • pluck,
  • brashness,
  • fearlessness,
  • backbone,
  • élan,
  • cool,
  • spunk,
  • firmness,
  • grit.
  •belief in something (noun)
  • store,
  • sure bet.
  •bravery (noun)
  • valor,
  • intrepidness,
  • bravery,
  • audacity,
  • heroism.
  •certainty (noun)
  • surety,
  • irrefutability.
  •certitude (noun)
  • inevitablenesses.
  •cheek (noun)
  • dis respects,
  • dis-respect,
  • dis-respects,
  • dis respect.
  •communication (noun)
  • confidence.
  •confidence (noun)
  • self-assurance,
  • self-confidence.
  •confidential information (noun)
  • inside information.
  •conviction (noun)
  • determining guilts,
  • unfavorable verdicts,
  • judgment calls,
  • condemnings.
  •credence (noun)
  • acceptings,
  • admittings.
  •credit (noun)
  • Fame,
  • pat on the back.
  •dependence (noun)
  • jones.
  •encouragement (noun)
  • shot arm,
  • re assurances,
  • supportings,
  • re lief,
  • reassurings,
  • re assuring,
  • shot the arm,
  • invigorations,
  • relievings,
  • pro-motion,
  • consolings,
  • inspiritments,
  • re assurance,
  • shot in arm,
  • solacings,
  • re-assurance,
  • pro motions,
  • re-assuring,
  • re-lief,
  • re-assurances,
  • enlivenings.
  •equanimity (noun)
  • selfpossession,
  • presence mind,
  • ataraxies,
  • ataraxias,
  • self possession.
  •expectancy (noun)
  • out-look,
  • out looks,
  • pre sentiments,
  • pre diction,
  • pre dictions,
  • pre-dictions,
  • pro-spects,
  • pre-diction,
  • pro spect,
  • pro spects,
  • pre-sentiment,
  • out look,
  • pre sentiment,
  • pre-sentiments,
  • looking forwards,
  • out-looks.
  •face (noun)
  • dis guises,
  • dis-guise,
  • dis-guises,
  • dis guise.
  •gall (noun)
  • crust cynicism,
  • overbearance,
  • sauciness,
  • gall,
  • spite.
  •hardihood (noun)
  • stoutness.
  •honesty (noun)
  • bluntnesses,
  • straightforwardnesses,
  • up-rightnesses,
  • evenhandednesses,
  • straightnesses,
  • up rightness,
  • outspokennesses,
  • up rightnesses,
  • trustinesses,
  • impeccabilities,
  • reputabilities,
  • trustworthinesses,
  • up-rightness.
  •honor (noun)
  • immortalizations,
  • re nown,
  • lionizations,
  • re-cognition,
  • re-nown,
  • high standings,
  • re cognitions,
  • re cognition,
  • deifications.
  •honorableness (noun)
  • plainne.
  •hope (noun)
  • aspiration,
  • contemplation,
  • desire,
  • wish,
  • anticipation,
  • yearning,
  • eagerness.
  •huggermugger (noun)
  • huggermuggeries.
  •in confidence (noun)
  • in secret,
  • personally,
  • between ourselves,
  • behind closed doors,
  • privately,
  • in private,
  • in privacy,
  • confidentially,
  • within these four walls,
  • between you and me,
  • between you me and the gatepost/bedpost.
  •incorruptibility (noun)
  • in corruptibility,
  • in-corruptibilities,
  • in-corruptibility,
  • in corruptibilities.
  •information (noun)
  • info,
  • lore,
  • tidings,
  • lowdown,
  • propaganda,
  • earful,
  • AMMOS,
  • ammo,
  • inside story,
  • in formation,
  • whole story.
  •inside information (noun)
  • reliable source,
  • undisclosed source,
  • hot news,
  • exclusives,
  • private source.
  •intimacy (noun)
  • close relationships,
  • inwardnesses.
  •nerve (noun)
  • de terminations,
  • de-terminations,
  • de-termination,
  • re-solutions,
  • hardinesses,
  • re-solution,
  • de termination,
  • re solutions.
  •optimism (noun)
  • looking bright side,
  • rose colored glasses,
  • rosecolored glasses,
  • good cheers.
  •poise (noun)
  • self assurance,
  • selfassurance,
  • delicatesses.
  •presumption (noun)
  • pre sumptuousnesses,
  • pre-sumptuousness,
  • pre-sumptuousnesses,
  • pre sumptuousness.
  •pride (noun)
  • egoism,
  • haughtiness,
  • high-and-mightiness,
  • grandness,
  • huffiness,
  • cockiness,
  • vanity,
  • self-glory,
  • smugness,
  • pride,
  • narcissism,
  • conceit,
  • high-handedness,
  • ostentation,
  • condescension.
  •purpose (noun)
  • single mindednesses,
  • single-mindednesses,
  • singlemindednesses,
  • single mindedness.
  •respect (noun)
  • honor.
  •secrecy (noun)
  • Secretness,
  • surreptitiousness,
  • huggermugger,
  • secretiveness.
  •secret (noun)
  • confidential information,
  • occults,
  • unknowns,
  • magic number,
  • skeleton in cupboard,
  • privileged information.
  •self-assurance (noun)
  • overconfidence,
  • stoutheartedness.
  •self-respect/self-esteem (noun)
  • self contents,
  • self regard,
  • self-contents,
  • selfcontent,
  • self satisfaction,
  • self content,
  • self-respects,
  • faith oneself,
  • selfregard,
  • selfcontents,
  • selfsatisfaction.
  •sensibility (noun)
  • presence of mind.
  •sex appeal (noun)
  • sexual magnetism,
  • star power,
  • Its,
  • drawing power,
  • seductiveness.
  •stock (noun)
  • re views,
  • re-view,
  • re-views,
  • re view.
  •sureness (noun)
  • doubtlessnesses.
  •whisper (noun)
  • dis-closures,
  • divulgences,
  • hushed tones,
  • dis closures,
  • dis closure,
  • in-sinuations,
  • under tone,
  • dis-closure,
  • under-tones,
  • low voices,
  • under tones,
  • secret messages,
  • under-tone,
  • in-sinuation.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • double life,
  • hunch,
  • triumphalism,
  • panache,
  • trade secret,
  • individualism,
  • self belief,
  • conspiracy of silence,
  • Bravura,
  • elan,
  • anonymity,
  • chutzpah,
  • forwardness,
  • hidden agenda,
  • state secret,
  • privacy,
  • dignity,
  • self-esteem,
  • stealth,
  • sang-froid,
  • attitude.
  •
  • personality,
  • stability,
  • determination,
  • bottle,
  • friendship.
  •
  • guarantee,
  • tip.
  •
  • dash.
  •
  • past.
  •
  • side.
  •assurance
  • morale.
  •morale
  • self-respect.
  •reliance
  • interdependence.
  •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.

Confidence Sentence Examples:

• There was no one in the whole ship whom I dared take into my confidence.

• But as you have so much confidence in him, you'd better question him about the Beetle.

Hyponym for Confidence:

• n.

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