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assuredness

assuredness

1 6.1
A feeling of confidence and calm in difficult situations
  • noun
  • /əˈʃʊrdnəs/
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  • Despite the pressure of the situation, his assuredness allowed him to handle objections with ease.

He's always come in with the full assuredness of his white lab coat, his God complex.

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Examples

  • They radiated confidence, experience, and self-assuredness in how they would manage the responsibilities of America's unique global role.

    Blog text (22)
  • When there is agreement throughout the team and coaching staff about the role of each player, it lends a sense of calm and assuredness to the team's play.

    Blog text (17)
  • And it's also having the assuredness that you can live without this thing.

  • We have a sense, generally speaking, if we're well or well enough, a sense of assuredness about what's what, you know, is a table here and and so on.

  • Turkey is displaying a high degree of self-assuredness and activism in its foreign relations.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Withstanding abuse and dissent while concurrently carrying out a complex task requires assuredness and conviction.

    Academic text (2007)
  • From someone who has been a politician at the national level for eight years (a two-term governor of a state), that combination of humility and self-assuredness was refreshing and very human.

    Blog text (13)
  • In fact, plans developed so rapidly and with such assuredness and goodwill—for a breathless moment she felt as if they had been married all over again—that she was astonished and hurt when, without explanation, he suddenly let the matter drop.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • When faced with challenges, her assuredness helped her to remain calm and make the right decisions.

  • He spoke with a clear assuredness that inspired confidence in the team during the presentation.

Synonyms

confidence
vsassuredness
419 1.9

A belief that you can rely on someone or something

pairs that trust with calm presence under stress
self-confidence
vsassuredness
49 3.5

Trust in your own skills and worth

adds steady calm when handling difficult situations
composure
vsassuredness
38 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

also includes inner belief and steadiness under pressure
poise
vsassuredness
37 5.5

A calm, confident, and steady way of holding yourself

leans more toward inner certainty and calm under pressure
assurance
vsassuredness
33 3.3

A feeling of confidence in your own abilities

adds composed control in stress not only certainty
cool
vsassuredness
18 5.0

Calm and control of feelings in difficult situations

balances that coolness with belief in one's abilities
aplomb
vsassuredness
8 8.2

Confidence and calm when you are under pressure

is broader, covering calm belief in ability beyond performance
self-assurance
vsassuredness
4 3.5

Confidence in your own ability to do things and make choices

combines that belief with calm under pressure
surety
vsassuredness
3 6.6

A feeling that something is true or will happen

focuses more on inner calm and belief in oneself under pressure
sureness
vsassuredness
1 3.6

A feeling of confidence and certainty without doubt

also stresses calm control when facing hard situations
sang-froid
vsassuredness
  • Formal
1 9.9

Calm and steady behavior when things are difficult or dangerous

includes calm nerve plus quiet belief in handling problems
imperturbability
vsassuredness
1 9.0

Ability to stay calm and not show worry under pressure

adds a sense of self belief alongside unshaken calm
unsinkable confidence
vsassuredness
6.9

A strong belief in yourself that never goes away

is similar but shows more steady calm when under pressure
composedness
vsassuredness
6.8

Calm control of your feelings when things are difficult

adds self belief and quiet steadiness in hard situations
unruffled demeanor
vsassuredness
6.3

A calm, steady way to behave when things are difficult

adds inner certainty and composed steadiness when pressured

Antonyms

93 3.7

A feeling of not being sure about yourself or what you can do

21 4.6

Not feeling sure about what you can do or your decisions

How Composed

assuredness
1 6.1
poise
37 5.5
composure
38 5.1
calmness
9 2.7

Surface Forms

assuredness singular
assurednesses plural

Morphology

assuredness = assured (transparent) = assure + ed + ness

The noun is formed by adding the common noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'assured' (itself from 'assure'), yielding the clear meaning 'the state of being assured/confident'.

Etymology

Assuredness comes from assure + the ending -ness, and assure goes back to an old idea of making someone 'safe' or 'certain', like the words sure and secure. So, assuredness means being 'sure' and calm, a feeling of safety and confidence when things are difficult.