Confidence
Pause
Pause noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: the question caught the professor off guard, and there was a pause before he responded
Confidence is an antonym for pause.
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Pause and Confidence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confidence/pause
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