ASSURANCE

n. 1 promise, pledge, guarantee or guaranty, warranty, commitment, bond, surety; word, word of honour, oath, vow You have the bank's assurance that the money will be on deposit 2 insurance, indemnity His life assurance is barely enough to cover the costs of his funeral 3 certainty, confidence, trust, faith, reassurance, surety, assuredness, certitude; security There is no assurance that Herr Kleister will get the job done 4 audacity, impudence, presumption, boldness, brazenness, nerve, effrontery, insolence , Colloq brass, gall, cheek, chutzpah With an air of assurance they quote authors they have never read 5 self-confidence, self-reliance, confidence, steadiness, intrepidity, self-possession, poise, aplomb, coolness, control, self-control, resolve, Colloq gumption, guts, gutsiness He has the assurance of one born to command