confidence

n.

trust

reliance

1) to enjoy, have; gain, win smb.'s confidence

2) to inspire, instill confidence in smb.

3) to have; place one's confidence in smb.

4) to misplace one's confidence

5) to take smb. into one's confidence

6) to shake smb.'s confidence

7) to betray smb.'s confidence

8) absolute, every, perfect confidence (I have absolute confidence in her ability)

9) confidence in (my confidence in him was shaken),

secrecy

secret

10) to exchange confidences

11) to violate a confidence

12) strict confidence

13) in confidence (she told it to me in strictest confidence)

belief in one's own ability

firm belief

14) to express; gain confidence

15) to exude, ooze confidence (he just oozes confidence)

16) to shake smb.'s confidence

17) buoyant, unbounded confidence

18) the confidence to + inf. (he doesn't have enough confidence to proceed on his own)

19) confidence that + clause (nothing could shake her confidence that she would succeed)

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['kɒnfɪd(ə)ns]

every

gain

have

instill confidence in smb.

place one's confidence in smb.

unbounded confidence

win smb. 's confidence

perfect confidence (I have absolute confidence in her ability)

ooze confidence (he just oozes confidence)

['belief in one's own ability'] ['firm belief] to express

['secrecy'] ['secret'] to exchange confidences

['trust'] ['reliance'] to enjoy

absolute

buoyant

strict confidence

to betray smb. 's confidence

to exude

to have

to inspire

to misplace one's confidence

to shake smb. 's confidence

to take smb. into one's confidence

to violate a confidence

the confidence to + inf. (he doesn't have enough confidence to proceed on his own)

confidence in (my confidence in him was shaken)

confidence that + clause (nothing could shake her confidence that she would succeed)

in confidence (she told it to me in strictest confidence)