10 words match “confide”

• confide verb

  to tell someone a secret or private matter, trusting them

  She confided in her best friend about her fear of heights.

  Like reveal, disclose, open up

• brash adjective

  confident in a loud, rude, or careless way

  The brash young player boasted that he would win every game.

  Like cocky, bold, pushy

• buoyant adjective

  able to float; cheerful and confident

  Wood is buoyant, so the small raft floated easily on the lake.

  Like floating, cheerful, upbeat

• conviction noun

  a strong, firm belief; an official court decision that someone is guilty

  She spoke with conviction about the need to protect forests.

  Like belief, certainty, confidence

• daunting adjective

  seeming so hard or large that it makes you lose confidence

  Climbing the steep trail to the monastery looked daunting at first.

  Like intimidating, formidable, discouraging

• disheartened adjective

  having lost confidence or hope

  The young climbers were disheartened by the heavy snow but kept going.

  Like discouraged, dispirited, downcast

• embolden verb

  to give someone the courage or confidence to do something

  Their teacher’s praise emboldened the shy students to speak up.

  Like encourage, hearten, inspire

• falter verb

  to lose strength or confidence and start to hesitate or stumble

  Her voice faltered for a moment, but then she finished her speech.

  Like hesitate, waver, stumble

• presumptuous adjective

  too sure of yourself, so that you do things you have no right to do

  It was presumptuous of him to sit in the guest’s chair without asking.

  Like forward, overconfident, impertinent

• tentative adjective

  not certain or fixed; done without confidence

  We have made tentative plans to visit Chitwan in December.

  Like provisional, uncertain, hesitant