Conviction
Conviction noun - A state of mind in which one is free from doubt.
Usage example: spoke with conviction about her political beliefs
Suspicion is an antonym for conviction.
Suspicion
Suspicion noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.
Usage example: all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion
Conviction is an antonym for suspicion.
Nearby Words: suspicious, suspiciously
How words are described
| certain | certain conviction | certain suspicion |
| current | current conviction | current suspicion |
| initial | initial conviction | initial suspicion |
| sheer | sheer conviction | sheer suspicion |
| Other adjectives: deep, strong, real, great, little, false, irrational, growing, justified, increasing, added, previous, paranoid. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- There's no wrongful conviction, only suspicions (and justified at that, since one of the Ten Little Murder Victims has to be the killer), and "aquited too late" referes to the death itself, which clears the victim of said suspicion, but, obviously, by then it doesn't do them any good.
Source: Acquitted Too Late
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