full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed.
belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him.
certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed him completely.
a secret that is confided or imparted trustfully: The friends exchanged many confidences over the years.
(especially in European politics) the wish to retain an incumbent government in office, as shown by a vote in a particular issue: a vote of confidence.
presumption; impudence: Her disdainful look crushed the confidence of the brash young man.
Archaic. something that gives confidence; ground of trust.
Idioms for confidence
in confidence, as a secret or private matter, not to be divulged or communicated to others; with belief in a person's sense of discretion: I told him in confidence.
Origin of confidence
1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin confīdentia.See confide, -ence
SYNONYMS FOR confidence
1 faith, reliance, dependence.
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ANTONYMS FOR confidence
1 mistrust.
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synonym study for confidence
1. See trust. 2. Confidence,assurance both imply a faith in oneself. Confidence may imply trust in oneself or arrogant self-conceit. Assurance implies even more sureness of oneself; this may be shown as undisturbed calm or as offensive boastfulness.
Put your foot down, and the car plows forward with the confidence of internal combustion.
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Men, on the other hand, generally tend not to suffer such qualms and, as a result, seem more willing to aspire to challenging positions, with the hope and confidence that they will grow into the job.
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He was alternately starting and coming off the bench, and whether it was his role or his confidence or something else entirely, things just … weren’t clicking.
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If their confidence wavers, they’ll pull their money out and stop using the bank.
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As confidence in government decays because of mismanaged pandemic responses, trust will likely shift to the local level.
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The FARC has a long way to go to win the confidence of the Colombian people.
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Today, she stands out much like she has her entire life, though her confidence has grown immensely.
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At thirteen years old, de Forest speaks with the confidence and the knowledge of someone much older.