Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: a belief

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

“And there’s a belief that you can get more compliance if you create the minimum standard as opposed to an optimal standard.”

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/the-secret-to-living-longer-is-already-known-and-it-s-not-expensive-20230418-p5d1af.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Both are most often rooted in a scarcity mindset (a belief that resources are limited and that there isn’t enough to go around).

Source: https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/scranton-mindset-is-everything/

But, if their answer is no, she thinks it will ultimately lead to a discussion about euthanasia and how it correlates to a belief that we “shouldn’t be allowed to tell people what to do with their body”.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/tiktok-euthanasia-ali-tate-cutler-husband-b2344927.html

Coleman, who plays Klyden, said there's a belief that the comedy will return but also cautioned that "things are still up in the air."

Source: https://screenrant.com/the-orville-season-4-star-ideas-captain-kelly-grayson/

Current secrecy efforts help guard the animals from an extermination ethos shared by many early settlers: a belief in a God-given duty to kill rattlesnakes as a satanic stain on an Edenic landscape.

Source: https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/12/timber-rattlesnakes-new-hampshire-endangered-den.html?via=rss

Defining a delusion as a belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence requires that we have a shared understanding of what is “truth” and how it is determined.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-10/schizophrenia-mental-illness-psychiatry-internet-digital

"Despite this, young people in particular have a belief that they will be safer carrying them, and this is a perception that we are determined to challenge as a force.

Source: https://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/23932545.operation-sceptre---drugs-weapons-seized-runcorn/?ref=rss

From this perspective, there is still a belief that Russia could somehow be pulled away from the Chinese sphere of influence, in a hypothetical division of the world into two geopolitical blocs: democracies and authoritarian dictatorships.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus/west-strategy-ukraine-aid

His argument against zoning reflects a belief in meritocracy and the need for political positions open to all qualified candidates, regardless of their geographical origin.

Source: https://www.yohaig.ng/naija-news/politics/afegbua-announces-edo-governor-bid-critiques-zoning/

His comments reflect a tendency to characterize — or, more accurately, villainize—all occupants of an area or all adherents of a belief system as exactly the same.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/10/21/views-from-the-nations-press-37/

However, he’s sensing a belief around the club they can pull off something special.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23241944.mcinnes-reveals-kyle-lafferty-factor-considering-celtic-clash/?ref=rss

In the traditional ICE industry, there is a belief that the less customers communicate with the company, the better the vehicle performs on the roads.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/auto/features/tata-electric-mobility-nexon-ev-vivek-srivastava-interview-4400125

I think more than anything he brought a spirit to fashion that was energetic and alive, a belief in both the dream and the reality.”

Source: https://wwd.com/feature/fashion-personalities-pay-tribute-to-karl-lagerfeld-1203034982/

It is a belief that finding a money spider on you or your hair will bring you new clothes and money even though no evidence supports this claim.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/70-year-old-uk-woman-rs-10-lakh-a-month-for-next-30-years-jackpot-national-lottery-8936587/

It’s a concoction of helplessness and hopelessness, a belief that things are the way they are because of forces beyond your control, and there is nothing you can do to make it better.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/04/eric-stinton-teachers-arent-burned-out-theyre-being-hung-out-to-dry/

It’s revealing to look at the crisis among health care workers as at least in part a crisis of ideology — that is, a belief system made up of interlinking political, moral and cultural narratives upon which we depend to make sense of our social world.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/opinion/doctors-universal-health-care.html

Most Trumpists call themselves “conservative,” which used to signify a belief in limited government, low taxes, free trade and freedom of conscience, but which under Trump signals tribal loyalty and revenge.

Source: https://www.nationalmemo.com/neo-nazi-texas

Perhaps for some it’s a kind of prank, motivated by a belief that artificial intelligence really could replace humans.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-ent-biblioracle-artificial-intelligence-submissions-publications-20230304-n55k4msvvvhubkehw4izbpllnm-story.html

She felt like she couldn’t return to church because of conflicting feelings of violating a belief she holds dear: no sex before marriage.

Source: https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2023/10/26/campus-sees-4-rape-reports-since-start-of-semester/