Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for confidence

Two senses of confidence live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

freedom from doubt

She answered every question with quiet confidence.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

authority

Same sentence, swapped: She answered every question with quiet authority.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for confidence as it is used in the sentence above.

reliance
overconfidence
stock

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

a trustful relationship

He took me into his confidence.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

trust

Same sentence, swapped: He took me into his trust.

Close but different

society
balance
nerve

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

realitynounworldall of your experiences that determine how things appear to youFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line reasonnouncausea justification for something existing or happeningFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line reckonverbcounttake account ofFoothills rememberverbthinkrecall knowledge from memoryFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line profaneadjectivesecularnot concerned with or devoted to religionRidgelineHas a reason line proficiencynountechniqueskillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarityHigh CampHas a reason line promisenounhopegrounds for feeling hopeful about the futureFoothills openverb, adjectivespreadspread out or open from a closed or folded stateFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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