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What is a word for someone who is not confident?
Timid: Showing fear and lack of confidence. Diffident: Lacking self-confidence. E.g: stood in the doorway diffident and abashed. Fainthearted: Lacking conviction or boldness or courage.
Is it in confident or unconfident?
Yes. ‘Unconfident’ is a word and it is one of the antonyms of ‘confident’.
What does it mean when someone is unsecured?
Definition of insecure 1a : deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety always felt insecure in a group of strangers. b : not highly stable or well-adjusted an insecure marriage. 2 : not confident or sure : uncertain feeling somewhat insecure of his reception.
What is the another word for confident?
Words related to confident assured, convinced, positive, sure, upbeat, bold, daring, cocky, self-assured, self-confident, hopeful, sanguine, optimistic, self-reliant, counting on, expectant, secure, cocksure, dauntless, intrepid.
How do you say lack of confidence?
synonyms for lacking confidence
- afraid.
- averse.
- doubtful.
- halting.
- indecisive.
- loath.
- reluctant.
- shy.
Is Underconfident a word?
Insufficiently confident; lacking confidence.
What is the opposite to confident?
(attributive) Opposite of feeling or exuding self-assurance. insecure. unconfident. shy. unassured.
What is the opposite in meaning of confident?
Antonyms: incertain, diffident, shy, unsure, uncertain, timid, incapable.
What is the prefix for insecure?
The first records of the word insecure come from around 1640. It comes from the Medieval Latin word insēcūrus, which combines the negative prefix in- and the word secure, meaning “safe.” Insecure, like the word uncertain, is used to describe something as risky or unpredictable.
What is the synonym and antonym for confident?
Antonyms: incapable, diffident, incertain, unsure, uncertain, shy, timid. Synonyms: sure-footed, footsure, confident(p), convinced(p), positive(p), surefooted.
Is Disconfident a word?
adjective. Lacking in confidence; (in early use) doubting.