Belief and Disbelief

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Belief

Belief noun - Mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon.
Usage example: a belief in UFO's led him to relentlessly scan the nighttime skies
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Disbelief is an antonym for belief in topics: trust, putting regard in as true, something regarded as true.
Nearby Words: believing, believer

Disbelief

Disbelief noun - Refusal to accept something as true.
Usage example: their story explaining their absence was met with frank disbelief
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Antonyms for Disbelief
Belief is an antonym for disbelief in topics: scepticism, faith, doubt.
Nearby Words: disbelieving, disbeliever
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How words are described

fervent fervent belief fervent disbelief
human human belief human disbelief
public public belief public disbelief
complete complete belief complete disbelief
Other adjectives: initial, sheer, strong, constant, extreme, absolute, irrational, personal, persistent, widespread, general, apparent, strange.

Both words in one sentence

  • Silly Reason for War This was a metaphor for the contemporary conflicts over the eucharist, specifically the belief and disbelief in transubstantiation.
    Source: Silly Reason for War
  • Yes Virginia: Most of the Muppets don't express an outright belief or disbelief in Santa, but Gonzo definitely believes, and Rizzo and Pepe claim they definitely don't.
    Source: Film / A Muppet's Christmas: Letters to Santa
  • Comic Book / Rat Queens Dee is an atheist but she seems to be reasonable in why she doesn't believe in the gods (explicitly citing the god she was raised to serve as ridiculous), and the world has not given particular reason for either belief or disbelief in any gods.
    Source: Comic Book / Rat Queens
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