assurance

Noun

Meaning

The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.

The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.

Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.

Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.

Betrothal; affiance.

Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.

Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

confidence pledge self-assurance guaranty security commitment promise reliability guarantee certainty undertaking vow self-confidence assuredness sureness
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Antonyms

malay aspen Malaysian downer paganism marigold
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Hypernyms

insurance commitment certainty dedication statement

Hyponyms

guarantee warrant vow plight warranty troth

Phrases with the word

give assurance of life assurance policy assurance company assurance undertaking assurance undertakings assurance system

Examples

Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead. Paul

Wherever impudent assurance exists, it has but one object in view, to speak at all hazards, it cares not what. John Chrysostom

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it. Charles Cooley

Skill and assurance form an invincible combination. Dutch Proverb

Assurance is two-thirds success. Italian Proverb

Assurance is two-thirds success. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

assumptive assumptively assur assurance companies assurance company assurance of compliance