sureness

Freedom from doubt

Sureness is the quality of being sure—confidence, certainty, or reliability.

It can describe a person's mental state She spoke with sureness about the diagnosis or the dependable quality of something the sureness of his instincts, the sureness of her aim.

The word emphasizes steadiness and lack of hesitation.

confidence

poise

Graceful, unshakable calm

self-reliance · composure · aplomb · self-possession · courage · fortitude · mettle · backbone · gumption · pluck

certainty

definiteness

Quality of being exact

conclusiveness · unquestionability · incontrovertibility · determinacy · irrefutability · finality · absoluteness · decidedness · clearness · firmness

reliability

dependability

Consistent trustworthy nature

steadiness · solidness · soundness · infallibility · accuracy · precision · predictability · faithfulness · constancy · robustness

skill

deftness

Skillful ease of movement

proficiency · dexterity · competence · skillfulness · finesse · precision · accuracy · control · steadiness · practiced

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Opposites
certainty/confidence

surenessuncertainty

State of being unsure

doubt · unsureness · incertitude · doubtfulness · mistrust

decisiveness

surenessindecisiveness

Failure to commit

irresolution · hesitation · hesitancy · vacillation · wavering

physical steadiness

surenessunsteadiness

Lack of firm balance

shakiness · wobbliness · faltering · instability · precariousness

Family

unsureness

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G