noun
1.
Synonyms: trust 1, dependence, faith, hope, reliance, stock
Contrasted words: distrust, mistrust; despair, hopelessness
Antonyms: doubt; apprehension
2.
a feeling or showing of adequacy and reliance on oneself and one's powers
had serene confidence in his own ability to win
Synonyms: aplomb, assurance, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-trust; compare equanimity
Related Word: courage, mettle, resolution, spirit, tenacity; brashness, impudence, presumption
Contrasted words: apprehension, incertitude, misgiving, self-depreciation, self-doubt, uncertitude
Antonyms: diffidence
3.
Synonyms: certainty , assurance, assuredness, certitude, conviction, sureness, surety
4.
Synonyms: effrontery , brashness, brass, cheek, chutzpah, ||crust, face, gall, nerve, presumption