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Self-confidence

The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.

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Certainty 76% connected

The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.

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Certain 66% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Certain 66% connected

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.

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Incertain 66% connected

Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.

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Incertain 66% connected

Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.

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Sure 66% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Sure 66% connected

Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.

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Uncertain 66% connected

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Uncertain 66% connected

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Assurance 92% connected

The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

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Authority 92% connected

Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authori…

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Confidence 92% connected

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

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Sureness 92% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

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Clearance noun · 86% connection

the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

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Interval noun · 86% connection

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

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Self-assurance noun · 86% connection

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that fa…

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Separation noun · 86% connection

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

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Standard adjective · 86% connection

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

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Stock adjective · 86% connection

regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"

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Consequence noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Effect noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Event noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Hypothesis noun · 85% connection

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenome…

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Illation noun · 85% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Implication noun · 85% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Import noun · 85% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

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Inference noun · 85% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Issue noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Outcome noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Possibility noun · 85% connection

a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenome…

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Result noun · 85% connection

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "h…

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Affiance noun · 78% connection

Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.

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Ascertain verb · 78% connection

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

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Belief noun · 78% connection

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…

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Cocky adjective · 78% connection

overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man"

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Confident adjective · 78% connection

having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "c…

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Confidentially adverb · 78% connection

In confidence; in reliance on secrecy.

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Credence noun · 78% connection

Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.

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Credit noun · 78% connection

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Dependence noun · 78% connection

A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.

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Dependency noun · 78% connection

State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.

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Diffidence noun · 78% connection

Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.

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Distrust noun · 78% connection

Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, pur…

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