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

More than 70 percent of all convictions of people who were exonerated with DNA evidence between 1989 and 2019 were cases of mistaken eyewitness identification. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

According to the trailer, the docuseries also uses first-person interviews to detail Glitter’s original convictions and years hopping from country to country, including Vietnam, Cuba, and Cambodia to avoid prosecution and jail time. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Maybe the judge will be lenient and agree that his early guilty pleas, plus an absence of previous convictions, should spare him. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Thirlwall’s inquiry didn’t review Letby’s convictions, but looked at how institutional failures exposed babies to harm at the hospital, and how staff and management responded and treated parents. — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The inquiry has no direct bearing on Letby’s convictions, which have already been tested in the Court of Appeal. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Baldermann said there were 13 burglaries in New Lenox this year, and three men arrested and charged had 27 prior arrests with 12 convictions. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Thirlwall's inquiry did not review Letby's convictions but looked at how institutional failures exposed babies to repeatedly be harmed at the hospital and how staff and management responded and treated parents. — CBS News, 15 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