sureness

sureness

noun

Definition of SURENESS

1

a state of mind in which one is free from doubt <unfortunately, he lacked the sureness of his opponent in the tennis match>

Synonyms assurance, assuredness, certainty, certitude, cocksureness, conviction, doubtlessness, face, positiveness, satisfaction, sureness, surety

Related Words authoritarianism, dogmatism; decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve

Near Antonyms hesitancy, hesitation, indecisiveness, irresolution; disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; anxiety, concern, misgiving; distrust, mistrust, suspicion

Antonyms doubt, incertitude, nonconfidence, uncertainty

2

worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence <investors in those risky foreign enterprises were gambling on the sureness of their instincts>

Synonyms dependability, dependableness, reliableness, responsibility, solidity, solidness, sureness, trustability, trustworthiness

Related Words inerrancy, infallibility; credibility, creditability, creditableness

Near Antonyms doubtfulness, dubiousness, questionableness, shakiness, uncertainness

Antonyms dodginess [chiefly British], unreliability