noun
Synonyms: confidence 2, assurance, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust
Related Word: poise, savoir faire; coolness, imperturbability, levelheadedness, nonchalance; composure, ease, easiness, equanimity, sangfroid
Idioms: presence of mind
Contrasted words: bewilderment, distraction, perplexity; befuddlement, confusion, fluster, fuddlement; discomfiture, embarrassment, perturbation
Antonyms: shyness