Belief and Optimism

Belief

Belief noun - Mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon.

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Optimism and belief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optimism" instead a noun "Belief".

Nearby Words: believing, believer

Optimism noun - An inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome.

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Belief and optimism are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Belief" instead a noun "Optimism".

initial	initial belief	initial optimism
genuine	genuine belief	genuine optimism
sheer	sheer belief	sheer optimism
naive	naive belief	naive optimism
Other adjectives: strong, constant, unwavering, extreme, new, persistent, general, apparent, blind, previous, philosophical, delusional.

In spite of this, his optimism and belief in God's goodness (along with everything else) doesn't waver until very late.

Source: Film / Adam's Apples
Ted from How I Met Your Mother, whose unwavering (and often irrational) amount of optimism and belief in love and friendship persists through a ridiculous amount of cynicism-inducing crap.

Source: The Pollyanna / Live-Action TV

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