noun
1 belief in others
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , full , total
▪
The company needs the full ~ of its investors.
▪ great , high , real , strong ( AmE )
▪
Confidence is high among the team's supporters.
▪ low ( AmE )
▪
Generally there is low public ~ in government institutions.
▪ reasonable
▪ growing , increased , increasing
▪ new , renewed
▪ misplaced
▪
The general's ~ in his army proved misplaced.
▪ public
▪
public ~ in the government
▪ business , consumer , customer , investor , market , voter
VERB + CONFIDENCE
▪ enjoy , feel , have
▪
This government no longer enjoys the ~ of the public.
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We all have complete ~ in this product.
▪ express
▪
He expressed ~ in the new plans.
▪ be lacking in , lack
▪ share
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She wished that she shared his ~.
▪ maintain , retain
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to maintain public ~ in the system of justice
▪ bolster , boost , build , build up , enhance , improve , increase , raise , strengthen
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Higher profits should raise business ~.
▪ gain
▪ breed , create , engender , generate , give (sb) , inspire , instil/instill , promote
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The training is designed to give staff ~ in managing problems.
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The company's record does not really inspire ~.
▪ rebuild , renew , restore , revive
▪
an effort to renew investor ~ in corporate America
▪ lose
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This government has lost the ~ of the public.
▪ damage , dent ( esp. BrE ), erode , sap , shake , undermine , weaken
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Only one bank scandal is needed to shake the ~ in the financial markets.
▪ destroy , shatter
CONFIDENCE + VERB
▪ decline , decrease , fall , wane
▪ grow , increase , rise , soar
▪ return
▪
Confidence has returned to the market.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
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The captain was not lacking in ~ about his team's prospects.
▪ ~ among
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a loss of ~ among investors
▪ ~ between
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efforts to build ~ between employers and unions
▪ ~ in
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They have no ~ in the legal system.
PHRASES
▪ a crisis of ~
▪
There is a crisis of ~ in the university about its future role.
▪ have every ~ , have the utmost ~
▪
The captain of the football team said he had every ~ in his men.
▪ a lack of ~ , a loss of ~
▪ a ~ motion (also a no-confidence motion ) ( esp. BrE ), a ~ vote (also a no-confidence vote ) , a vote of ~ , a vote of no ~
▪
The government lost a ~ vote.
▪
This is a tremendous vote of ~ for the government.
2 belief in yourself
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great
▪ supreme , tremendous , utter
▪ unshakable , unwavering
▪ added , extra
▪ new-found , renewed
▪ growing , increased , increasing
▪ calm , cool , quiet
▪
She gave an outward appearance of quiet ~.
▪ easy
▪
She spoke in a tone of easy ~.
▪ false
▪
All his false ~ had drained away.
▪ inner , personal
VERB + CONFIDENCE
▪ have
▪
She has very little ~ in her own abilities.
▪ demonstrate , display , project ( esp. AmE ), show
▪ feel
▪
‘I can explain,’ he said, with a ~ he did not feel.
▪ be full of , brim with , exude , ooze , radiate
▪
Since she got the new job, she's been brimming with ~.
▪
a man who exudes ~
▪ be lacking in , lack
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A lot of children are lacking in ~.
▪ acquire , develop , gain , gather
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She's gained a lot of ~ over the last year.
▪ grow in
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As the weeks went by he grew in ~.
▪ lose
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During his illness he really lost his ~.
▪ get back , rebuild , recover , regain , restore
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He's really striking the ball well and has recovered his ~.
▪ bolster , boost , build , build up , develop , encourage , enhance , improve
▪
Winning the competition really boosted her ~.
▪ give sb , instil/instill
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They are gradually instilling ~ in their staff.
▪ dent ( esp. BrE ), sap , shake , undermine , weaken
▪
Failing his exams really dented his ~.
▪ destroy , shatter
CONFIDENCE + VERB
▪ drain , drain away , evaporate ( esp. BrE ), go
▪
My ~ went completely after my first major defeat.
▪ grow , increase , rise
▪
Their ~ grew with each success.
▪ return
CONFIDENCE + NOUN
▪ boost , booster , builder ( AmE )
▪
The home team badly need a ~ booster.
▪ building
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Getting the certificate does a lot in terms of ~ building.
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
▪
She answered the question with ~.
▪ ~ about
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I lacked ~ about how I looked.
▪ ~ in
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his ~ in himself
PHRASES
▪ a lack of ~
▪ a loss of ~
3 trust
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , complete , full , total
▪ mutual
VERB + CONFIDENCE
▪ enjoy , have
▪
The Cabinet must enjoy the ~ of Parliament.
▪
Security institutions have to have the ~ of all communities.
▪ keep , retain
▪ earn , gain , get , win
▪ build
▪
an environment which builds mutual ~
▪ betray , break
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She promised not to break his ~.
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I don't think I'm breaking any ~ by telling you that he plans to write another book.
▪ place , put
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Are we to place ~ in a man who cannot remember a phone call he made last week?
▪ withhold
▪ take sb into
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She thought she might take Leo into her ~.
CONFIDENCE + NOUN
▪ game ( AmE ), trick ( BrE )
▪ man ( AmE ) (usually con man in BrE and AmE ) , trickster ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
I really can't talk about this—she told me in ~.
PHRASES
▪ a breach of ~
▪
Telling other people what I'd said was a total breach of ~.
▪ in strict ~
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Questions will be dealt with in the strictest ~.
4 secret
ADJECTIVE
▪ whispered
VERB + CONFIDENCE
▪ exchange , share
▪
The girls exchanged whispered ~s.
▪ keep
▪
Can you keep a ~?
▪ betray
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I could never forgive Mike for betraying a ~.
▪ encourage , invite
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She didn't encourage ~s.