as in confidence
great faith in oneself or one's abilities
he had the self-trust to quit his secure job and start his own business
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Recent Examples of self-trust
But despite her success, the ghosts of her traumatic past, coupled with the harsh glare of the public eye, kept her locked in a survival cycle of fear and shame that sabotaged her self-confidence and eroded her self-trust.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 June 2025
While every family dynamic differs, a common thread persists: the guidance of a father figure can quietly shape a woman’s relationship to financial security, ambition, and self-trust.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
This pattern can slowly chip away at your self-trust and experience of emotional safety within relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Confidence often builds naturally when women are surrounded by others who encourage growth, risk-taking, and self-trust.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 May 2025
But Kaur, who is based in London, England, urges a different perspective—one rooted in self-trust and intentional living.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Then May 30’s Sun-Mercury conjunction in Gemini opens space to express your insight with a lighter touch — humor, storytelling, and self-trust could take you further than self-doubt ever did.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 22 May 2025
However, boundaries cannot be a substitute for self-trust.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 May 2025
Learn more about how self-trust and interpersonal trust is earned through: care, competence, sincerity, and reliability.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 June 2025
While every family dynamic differs, a common thread persists: the guidance of a father figure can quietly shape a woman’s relationship to financial security, ambition, and self-trust.
—Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
This pattern can slowly chip away at your self-trust and experience of emotional safety within relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Confidence often builds naturally when women are surrounded by others who encourage growth, risk-taking, and self-trust.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 May 2025
But Kaur, who is based in London, England, urges a different perspective—one rooted in self-trust and intentional living.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Then May 30’s Sun-Mercury conjunction in Gemini opens space to express your insight with a lighter touch — humor, storytelling, and self-trust could take you further than self-doubt ever did.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 22 May 2025
However, boundaries cannot be a substitute for self-trust.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 May 2025
Learn more about how self-trust and interpersonal trust is earned through: care, competence, sincerity, and reliability.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 15 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-trust
Noun
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Every decision from what’s in scope to what can be eliminated should support the core objective: enabling employee compliance teams to act with minimum friction and maximum confidence, even with the constant uncertainty of regulatory change.—
Kelvin Dickenson,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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And all this comes amid mounting pressure on the chancellor to shore up confidence in her strategy, after a series of U-turns on cuts to welfare and winter fuel payments.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Noun
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That level of assurance does not appear to be materializing at this time.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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And there is no assurance, as recent examples indicate, that DJS will even learn that a youthful offender wearing an ankle monitor is AWOL.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Research indicates, for instance, that nostalgia provides a bevy of psychological benefits, increasing an individual’s sense of satisfaction, self-confidence, and social connection, all while staving off their feelings of isolation and loneliness.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Enduring the heat in New Orleans calls for layers, patterns, and prints that evoke self-confidence.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
7 July 2025
Noun
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She was eventually taken off her flight and reportedly booked a new ticket after regaining her composure, per the outlet.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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Stevens’s reflections on his years of service reveal what’s pulsing beneath his composure: the choice to look away from troubling secrets and repress personal desires.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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This growing self-assurance is accompanied by greater willingness to switch providers: 56% of U.S. women aged 25 to 34 report being likely to change banks, compared with just 19% of women over 65.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Recent realizations about your life, childhood, and more have rocked your self-assurance.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
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“Self-trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-trust. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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