Synonyms for conviction
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Belief — A judgement of guilt in a court of law
belief, judgment US, judgement UK, faith, condemnation, opinion, persuasion, sentiment, proscription
2. Certainty
Definitions
- n. 1
A judgement of guilt in a court of law.
- n. 2
A firmly held belief.
Related words
- Word family
- convict
Forms
- Plural
- convictions → beliefs, judgments, faiths, condemnations…
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Conviction is a belief established by argument or evidence; assurance is belief beyond the reach of argument; as, the Christian's assurance of salvation.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- faith All the members but me have faith in what he says.
- belief She helped him in the belief that he was innocent.
- judgment Yanni is going to face God on the Day of Judgment.
- condemnation His remarks added up to a condemnation of my plan.
- resolution The resolution that a new road be built was passed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| conviction | falling | |
| faith | rising | |
| belief | rising | |
| judgment | falling | |
| condemnation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- faith1
- 6 letters
- belief2
- 7 letters
- opinion3
- 8 letters
- sentence2, judgment2
- 9 letters
- sentiment3, judgement2, certainty3, assurance3, obstinacy4
- 10 letters
- resolution4, assumption3, persuasion3
- 12 letters
- condemnation4, proscription3, convincement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (belief2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- conviction
- Italiano
- convinzione
- Español
- convicción
- Deutsch
- Überzeugung
- Català
- convicció