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aplomb - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | composure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calmness, collectedness |
| Synonyms: | accord, aplomb, assurance, balance, calm, contentment, control, cool*, coolness, dignity, ease, equanimity, equilibrium, evenness, fortitude, harmony, moderation, nonchalance, peace of mind, poise, polish, presence of mind, quiet, repose, sang-froid, self-assurance, self-control, self-possession, serenity, sobriety, stability, tranquility, cool head, coolheadedness, dispassion, even temper, imperturbability, inexcitability, levelheadedness, placidity, quietude, sedateness |
| Antonyms: | agitation, excitement, upset, arousal, discomposure, perturbedness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equanimity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | levelheadedness |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, assurance, calm, calmness, composure, confidence, cool, coolness, detachment, patience, peace, poise, presence of mind*, sangfroid, self-possession, serenity, ataraxia, ataraxy, equability, imperturbability, phlegm, placidity, steadiness, tranquillity |
| Antonyms: | agitation, alarm, anxiety, upset, worry, discomposure, excitableness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | poise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self-composure, dignity |
| Synonyms: | address, aplomb, assurance, balance, bearing, calmness, confidence, cool, coolness, diplomacy, elegance, equanimity, equilibrium, grace, gravity, polish, presence, presence of mind, sangfroid, savoir faire, self-assurance, self-possession, serenity, tact, tranquility, delicatesse, equability, stasis, tactfulness |
| Antonyms: | excitedness |
| Main Entry: | self-control |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | willpower over one's actions |
| Synonyms: | abstemiousness, aplomb, balance, constraint, dignity, discipline, discretion, poise, repression, reserve, restraint, reticence, sobriety, stability, stoicism, self-constraint, self-discipline, self-government, strength of character |
| Antonyms: | agitation, rashness |
| Main Entry: | stability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resistance of some degree |
| Synonyms: | adherence, aplomb, assurance, backbone, balance, cohesion, constancy, determination, durability, endurance, establishment, firmness, maturity, permanence, perseverance, security, soundness, strength, support, dependability, immobility, immovability, resoluteness, solidity, solidness, stableness, steadfastness, steadiness, substantiality, toughness |
| Antonyms: | insecurity, instability, wavering, unsteadiness, variability |
| Main Entry: | self-confidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | self assurance |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, self-assurance, inner strength, positive self-image |
| Antonyms: | diffidence, unsureness |
| Main Entry: | sang-froid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calmness under pressure |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, calmness, composure, coolness, equanimity, equilibrium, poise, presence of mind, sangfroid, self-assurance, self-possession, collectedness, cool-headedness, level-headedness, unflappability |
| Antonyms: | anxiety |
| Main Entry: | confidence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in oneself |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, assurance, backbone, boldness, certainty, cool, courage, daring, dash, determination, firmness, fortitude, grit, hardihood, heart, impudence, mettle, morale, nerve, pluck, poise, presumption, reliance, resolution, self-possession, spirit, spunk, tenacity, brashness, elan, faith in oneself, fearlessness, intrepidity, resoluteness, self-reliance, sureness |
| Antonyms: | uncertainty, unconfidence |
| Main Entry: | assurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidence |
| Synonyms: | aplomb, arrogance, audacity, boldness, bravery, certainty, conviction, coolness, courage, effrontery, faith, firmness, impudence, nerve, poise, presumption, security, self-confidence, surety, temerity, trust, aggressiveness, assuredness, certitude, positiveness, self-reliance, sureness |
| Antonyms: | confusion, distrust, doubt, fear, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, uncertainty |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule, power |
| Synonyms: | ability, aplomb, authority, authorization, charge, coercion, compulsion, constraint, control, despotism, domination, dominion, expertise, government, grasp, grip, hold, jurisdiction, know-how*, leadership, management, might, prerogative, primacy, restraint, right, royalty, skill, sovereignty, supervision, supremacy, sway, tyranny, upper hand*, absolutism, expertism, expertness, strings |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | subordination |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facility, freedom |
| Synonyms: | adroitness, affability, aplomb, breeze, child's play, cinch, cleverness, composure, dexterity, dispatch, duck soup*, easygoingness, efficiency, effortlessness, expertise, expertness, familiarity, flexibility, fluency, informality, insouciance, knack, liberty, naturalness, nonchalance, poise, pushover, quickness, readiness, relaxedness, setup, simplicity, skillfulness, smooth sailing, smoothness, snap, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unreservedness |
| Antonyms: | difficulty, effort, inhibition, perplexity, restriction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | presence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | composure of mind |
| Synonyms: | acumen, alertness, aplomb, calmness, cool, coolness, quickness, sangfroid, self-assurance, self-possession, sensibility, sobriety, watchfulness, imperturbability, levelheadedness, self-command, self-composure, wits |
| Antonyms: | agitation, confusion, distress, upset |
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