Synonyms for assurance
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Confidence — the state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee
confidence, sureness, certainty, trust, security, self-confidence, expectation, surety, faith, self-assurance, belief, authority, conviction, assumption, presumption, boldness, self-reliance, courage, reliance, face, arrogance, aplomb
2. Promise
promise, pledge, word, word of honor US
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
- n. 2
The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
Related words
- Phrases
- life assurance
Forms
- Plural
- assurances → confidences, surenesses, certainties, trusts…
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Assurance may have the good sense of a high, sustained confidence and trust; as, the saint's assurance of heaven. Confidence is founded upon reasons; assurance is largely a matter of feeling.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- trust Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.
- confidence Tom said he didn't have the confidence to do that.
- certainty Doubt isn't pleasant, but certainty is ridiculous.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| assurance | falling | |
| trust | rising | |
| confidence | steady | |
| certainty | steady | |
| sureness | falling | |
| indemnity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- face1, word1, seal1
- 5 letters
- trust1, faith1
- 6 letters
- belief2, pledge1, surety3, aplomb2
- 7 letters
- promise2, courage2
- 8 letters
- security4, reliance3, boldness2, sureness
- 9 letters
- insurance3, authority4, certainty3, arrogance3, indemnity4
- 10 letters
- confidence3, conviction3, assumption3
- 11 letters
- expectation4, presumption3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belief2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- assurance
- Italiano
- certezza
- Español
- certidumbre