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Nouns (9)

n. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences"

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

trust

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

sureness, authority, assurance, self-assurance, self-confidence

n. 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"

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Fuzzynyms (113)

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

persuasion, view, opinion, thought, sentiment

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

doctrine, philosophy, ism, school of thought

n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

conviction, strong belief

n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

prospect, outlook, expectation

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

position, posture

n. a rationalized mental attitude

postulate

n. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

inference

n. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

assumption, supposition

n. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

delicacy, discreetness, discretion, circumspection, prudence

n. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"

conviction, sentence, judgment of conviction

n. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

judgment, judgement, mind

n. an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

promise, hope

n. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

belief

n. any cognitive content held as true

faith, religion, religious belief

n. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

belief, dogma, tenet

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

creed, credo

n. any system of principles or beliefs

denomination

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, self-possession

n. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

optimism

n. the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. lack of independence or self-sufficiency

trust, confidence

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

sureness, authority, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence

n. 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"

trust, reliance

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

security

n. the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"

certainty

n. the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. lack of independence or self-sufficiency

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

sureness, authority, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence

n. 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"

trust, reliance

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, self-possession

n. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. lack of independence or self-sufficiency

trust, confidence

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

control, dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency

n. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

domination, mastery, supremacy

n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

control, mastery, command

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

rule, dominion

n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

security

n. the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"

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Antonyms (13)

diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust

n. lack of self-confidence

fearfulness, fear, fright

n. an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

uncertainty, doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, incertitude, dubiety

n. the state of being unsure of something

insecurity

n. the state of being subject to danger or injury

confidence

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