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Definition/Meaning

(noun)

confident or self-assured especially in a difficult situation;

e.g. He handled the difficult situation with grace and aplomb.

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Similar Words

Assurance

Composure

Confidence

Cool

Countenance

Equanimity

Equilibrium

Repose

Sangfroid

Self-applause

Self-assurance

Self-complacency

Self-confidence

Self-esteem

Self-glorification

Self-possession

Self-pride

Self-worth

Serenity

Tranquility

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Opposite Words

Agitation

Alarm

Anxiety

Apprehension

Breakdown

Care

Compunction

Concern

Confusion

Crack-up

Diffidence

Disquiet

Disturbance

Dither

Doubt

Dread

Embarrassment

Fear

Fluster

Fright

Horror

Meltdown

Misgiving

Mortification

Nerve

Panic

Perturbation

Phobia

Qualm

Scare

Scruple

Self-doubt

Shake

Shiver

Solicitude

Tailspin

Terror

Trepidation

Willies

Worry

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Related Words

Apathy

Assumption

Assurance

Complacence

Complacency

Composure

Conceit

Confidence

Continence

Detachment

Ego

Egoism

Egotism

Equanimity

Hauteur

Hubris

Indifference

Overconfidence

Phlegm

Poise

Pomposity

Pride

Restraint

Self-applause

Self-assurance

Self-command

Self-complacency

Self-conceit

Self-confidence

Self-control

Self-discipline

Self-esteem

Self-glorification

Self-government

Self-importance

Self-mastery

Self-opinion

Self-partiality

Self-poise

Self-possession

Self-regard

Self-respect

Self-restraint

Self-satisfaction

Superiority

Unconcern

Vainglory

Vanity

Will

Willpower

Would

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