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Practice gave her confidence before the speech.
What does Confidence mean?
A feeling of trust in yourself or something.
Dictionary definition
A feeling of trust in your ability or in a person or plan.
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Confidence in a sentence
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The goalie played with confidence after the first save.
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Confidence is trust in your ability, plan, or decision.
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Practice 1
What does confidence mean?
Confidence means a feeling of trust in your ability or in a person or plan.
Practice 2
Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to confidence?
Assurance is close in meaning to confidence in this context.
Practice 3
Which word or phrase is a good contrast to confidence?
Doubt gives a useful opposite or contrast to confidence.
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Confidence
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kon · fi · dens · strongest beat: kon
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WordConfidence.
Partnoun.
MeaningConfidence means A feeling of trust in yourself or something.
ExampleExample: Practice gave her confidence before the speech.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- kon · fi · dens
- Strongest beat
- kon
- Ending
- dens
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on kon.
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Synonyms
Words like Confidence
assuranceA similar word or phrase for confidence in this meaning.
self-trustA similar word or phrase for confidence in this meaning.
Antonyms
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doubtA useful contrast to confidence in this meaning.
insecurityA useful contrast to confidence in this meaning.
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Word family
Confidence word family
Base word
confidence
adjective
confident
Feeling sure of yourself.
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