confidence

/kˈɑnfədəns/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
   “his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”
2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
   “I have confidence in our team”
3. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
   “public confidence in the economy”
4. a trustful relationship
   “he took me into his confidence”
5. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
   “everyone trusted him with their confidences”

Synonyms for confidence

• assurance
• self-assurance
• self-confidence
• authority
• sureness
• trust

Antonyms of confidence

• diffidence