Synonyms of convictions

convictions

noun

plural of conviction

as in beliefs

an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge

held deep convictions about life after death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beliefs
• opinions
• minds
• feelings
• views
• impressions
• notions
• thoughts
• sentiments
• perceptions
• verdicts
• judgments
• observations
• comments
• eyes
• persuasions
• estimates
• ideas
• attitudes
• assumptions
• decisions
• presumptions
• estimations
• presuppositions
• determinations
• says
• faiths
• theories
• advice
• concepts
• recommendations
• conceptions
• remarks
• hypotheses
• guesses
• stances
• suggestions
• viewpoints
• conclusions
• conjectures
• hunches
• reflections
• takes
• stands
• perspectives
• positions
• deliverances
• shoes
• credences
• inputs
• angles
• credits
• esteems
• standpoints
• obiter dicta
• surmises
• outlooks
• counterviews
• slants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• truths

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of convictions

Martin is also working to have the area designated as a drug-free zone, which could lead to tougher penalties for drug convictions. — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

The female juror chalked it up to one person being unable to let go of their convictions. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Applied cautiously, this suggests that a stroke could intensify, not fabricate, the force of a person’s convictions, including ones that predate the injury. — Michael P.h. Stanley, STAT, 10 Sep. 2026

The perpetrator has no convictions in North Carolina, but SLF is blaming Cooper. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

More convictions In connection with the main case, two additional South Florida defendants, Keegan Harricharan and Jacob Israel, pleaded guilty to a money-laundering conspiracy in March. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

However, their defense lawyers argued the UK allegations are years old, have not resulted in convictions, and that their claims to be wealthy were exaggerated to promote online businesses and to generate attention. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

In this case, a powerful judge finds her convictions tested when her son becomes the subject of an investigation. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

The office of the state attorney general is responsible for defending death penalty convictions on appeal. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026