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Self-confident

Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's judgment or ability; self-reliant.

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Confident 84% connected

See Confidant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Confident 84% connected

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Authority 74% 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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Authority 74% 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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Self-assured 92% connected

Assured by or of one's self; self-reliant; complacent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Assertive adjective · 78% connection

aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertiv…

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Assured adjective · 78% connection

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"

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Certain adjective · 78% connection

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it";…

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Convinced adjective · 78% connection

having a strong belief or conviction; "a convinced and fanatical pacifist"

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Decisive adjective · 78% connection

characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive…

Used in the same subject area: Emotion and tone, Confidence and certainty.
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Definite adjective · 78% connection

known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

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Firm adjective · 78% connection

possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"

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Self-asserting adjective · 78% connection

aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertiv…

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Self-assertive adjective · 78% connection

aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertiv…

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Able superl. · 78% connection

Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Animate verb · 78% connection

To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.

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Ascetic noun · 78% connection

In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Boast verb · 78% connection

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belong…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Charter noun · 78% connection

An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Cocky adjective · 78% connection

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

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Confidence noun · 78% connection

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as l…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Constitution noun · 78% connection

The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Data-based adjective · 78% connection

relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

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Dependent adjective · 78% connection

Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will,…

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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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Diffident adjective · 78% connection

Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful; characterized by modest r…

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Discretionary unknown · 78% connection

Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Distrustful adjective · 78% connection

Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.

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Egotism noun · 78% connection

The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation; self-praise; th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Experimental adjective · 78% connection

relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: confident, strength, powers, relying, judgment.
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Experimentarian adjective · 78% connection

Relying on experiment or experience.

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