Synonyms of self-assurance

self-assurance

noun

ˌself-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s 

as in confidence

great faith in oneself or one's abilities

because of her self-assurance she could bring herself to quit her dead-end job and start her own company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confidence
• assurance
• self-confidence
• composure
• self-assuredness
• pridefulness
• self-trust
• aplomb
• pride
• self-esteem
• vanity
• cockiness
• smugness
• self-satisfaction
• complacency
• overconfidence
• ego
• hubris
• self-admiration
• self-complacency
• conceitedness
• egoism
• self-opinion
• self-conceit
• self-content
• egotism
• self-contentment
• self-importance
• pomposity
• equanimity
• vainglory
• calmness
• complacence
• pompousness
• superiority
• self-glorification
• coolness
• self-assumption
• conceit
• self-consequence
• self-applause
• vaingloriousness
• self-possession
• imperiousness
• haughtiness
• superciliousness
• hauteur
• loftiness
• peremptoriness
• assumption
• lordliness
• presumptuousness
• self-poise
• bumptiousness
• huffiness
• self-partiality
• pretentiousness
• toploftiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insecurity
• diffidence
• doubt
• self-doubt
• apprehension
• self-distrust
• misgiving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-assurance

In a social media post on Monday, May 11, the nonprofit said the chicks' leg bones are maturing as both eaglets remain steady in their nest, standing and walking about with self-assurance. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 May 2026

Because this brazen self-assurance still leads to drafting guys 100 picks early just because an assistant coach got a warm, fuzzy feeling. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026

A lot of the work in the permanent collection also was inspired by themes of healing, self-acceptance, self-assurance and mental wellness that Atkinson uses for his art therapy practice. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026

Don’t expect Watson’s self-assurance to be shaken by any uniform malfunctions or other growing pains that occur as the Nuggets reassimilate him into their system. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026