" assuredness "

1: a state of mind in which one is free from doubt;

  * e.g., " ... the complete assuredness with which the cocky jock would ask for dates "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assurance,

•  certainty,

•  certitude,

•  cocksureness,

•  confidence,

•  conviction,

•  doubtlessness,

•  face,

•  positiveness,

•  satisfaction,

•  sureness,

•  surety

•  Antonyms : 

•  doubt,

•  incertitude,

•  nonconfidence,

•  uncertainty

1: great faith in oneself or one's abilities;

  * e.g., " ... with the self-assuredness of an old pro, the young gymnast executed the difficult feat "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aplomb,

•  assurance,

•  confidence,

•  self-assurance,

•  self-confidence,

•  self-esteem,

•  self-trust

•  Antonyms : 

•  diffidence,

•  insecurity,

•  self-distrust,

•  self-doubt

1: having or showing a mind free from doubt;

  * e.g., " ... a man who seemed very assured of the outcome of the election "

•  Synonyms : 

•  certain,

•  clear,

•  cocksure,

•  confident,

•  doubtless,

•  implicit,

•  positive,

•  sanguine,

•  sure

•  Antonyms : 

•  doubtful,

•  dubious,

•  uncertain,

•  unsure

2: having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities;

  * e.g., " ... an assured attorney, he dominates any courtroom proceeding "

•  Synonyms : 

•  confident,

•  secure,

•  self-asserting,

•  self-assured,

•  self-confident

•  Antonyms : 

•  diffident,

•  insecure,

•  self-distrustful,

•  self-doubting

3: having too high an opinion of oneself;

  * e.g., " ... he's rather assured for a moviemaker with one hit movie to his name "

•  Synonyms : 

•  biggety,

•  bigheaded,

•  complacent,

•  conceited,

•  consequential,

•  egoistic,

•  egotistic,

•  important,

•  overweening,

•  pompous,

•  prideful,

•  proud,

•  self-conceited,

•  self-important,

•  self-opinionated,

•  self-satisfied,

•  smug,

•  stuck-up,

•  swellheaded,

•  vain,

•  vainglorious

•  Antonyms : 

•  egoless,

•  humble,

•  modest,

•  uncomplacent

1: having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities;

  * e.g., " ... he's a self-assured yachtsman who's not at all intimidated by the competition "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assured,

•  confident,

•  secure,

•  self-asserting,

•  self-confident

•  Antonyms : 

•  diffident,

•  insecure,

•  self-distrustful,

•  self-doubting