Conviction
Conviction noun - A state of mind in which one is free from doubt.
Usage example: spoke with conviction about her political beliefs
Determination is a synonym for conviction in certainty topic. In some cases you can use "Determination" instead a noun "Conviction", when it comes to topics like resolve.
Determination
Determination noun - A position arrived at after consideration.
Usage example: a determination by the judge regarding an appropriate sentence
Conviction is a synonym for determination in perseverance topic. Sometimes you can use "Conviction" instead a noun "Determination", if it concerns topics such as certainty, resolution, resolve.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- opinion and conviction
- opinion and determination
- purpose and conviction
- purpose and determination
- persistence and conviction
- persistence and determination
- assurance and conviction
- assurance and determination
- judgment and conviction
- judgment and determination
- conclusion and conviction
- conclusion and determination
- firmness and conviction
- firmness and determination
How words are described
| old | old conviction | old determination |
| stubborn | stubborn conviction | stubborn determination |
| single | single conviction | single determination |
| sheer | sheer conviction | sheer determination |
| Other adjectives: strong, real, unwavering, great, fierce, absolute, quick, personal, moral, new, apparent, subsequent, increasing, previous, renewed. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In the third Dot Hack GU game - Redemption - Yata, who is Wiseman from the original .hack// games, confesses to Ovan that he spent all of "The World R:2" frustrated that despite his determination and conviction neither AIDA, the invasive god, nor Aura, the absent god, had shown him any favor.
Source: I Just Want to Be Special - This is in contrast to another villain, "Hero Killer" Stain, who actually has the motivation, the conviction and the determination to accomplish his villainous objectives, which many people actually manage to understand and even sympathize with.
Source: For The Evulz / Anime and Manga -
He will rip off his shirt at the drop of a hat — in order to show determination, moral conviction, or even sympathy and sadness.
Source: Clothing Damage
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