Antonyms for belief
bɪˈlifbe·lief

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1. belief

   Doctrine primarily signifies that which is taught; principle, the fundamental basis on which the teaching rests. A doctrine is reasoned out, and may be defended by reasoning; a dogma rests on authority, as of direct revelation, the decision of the church, etc. A doctrine or dogma is a statement of some one item of belief; a creed is a summary of doctrines or dogmas. Dogma has commonly, at the present day, an offensive signification, as of a belief arrogantly asserted. Tenet is simply that which is held, and is applied to a single item of belief; it is a neutral word, neither approving nor condemning; we speak of the doctrines of our own church; of the tenets of others. A precept relates not to belief, but to conduct. Compare FAITH; LAW.

   Synonyms:
   article of belief, article of faith, doctrine, dogma, precept, principle, teaching, tenet

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1. belief

   Antonyms:
   dissent, unbelief, distrust, denial, misgiving, disavowal, rejection, disbelief

   Synonyms:
   assent, faith, trust, credence, avowal, assurance, admission, conviction, opinion, permission, creed, reliance, concession, confidence

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1. • Cognitive Content

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1. beliefnoun

   any cognitive content held as true

   Antonyms:
   unbelief, disbelief

   Synonyms:
   impression, opinion, notion, feeling

2. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, unbelief

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, touch, public opinion, flavour, stamp, mental picture, imprint, smell, ruling, view, legal opinion, flavor, tactile sensation, whim, impression, touch sensation, thought, printing, effect, picture, opinion, sentiment, spirit, tactual sensation, tone, popular opinion, whimsy, feel, judgment, judgement, feeling, depression, notion, whimsey, vox populi, intuitive feeling, look

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1. beliefnoun

   Antonyms:
   doubt, disbelief, skepticism, misgiving, incredulity

   Synonyms:
   credence, persuasion, faith, conviction, assurance, confidence, tenet, dogma, creed, opinion, doctrine, cult, view, principle, intuition, superstition, fanaticism

   Associated words:
   credulous, incredulous, credulity, credibility, incredibility, gull, gullible, gullibility

How to use belief in a sentence?

1. Stephen Bittel:

   Every person, regardless of their gender, race, age or sexuality should be treated with respect and valued for their hard work and contributions to our community and if any of my comments or actions did not reflect that belief I am deeply sorry.

2. Jeb Bush:

   And the two other candidates that are likely to emerge in Iowa are two people that are backbenchers that have never done anything of consequence in their life, they're gifted beyond belief. They can give a great speech. But I think it's time for us to recognize that maybe what we need is someone who can lead.

3. Brian Kammer:

   The intellectual disability community, which has strongly supported Mr. Hill's case for many years, joined his legal team in the belief that the Supreme Court would step in and prevent Georgia's flagrant disregard of the Constitution on behalf of the rights of people with disabilities.

4. Kendall Brown:

   Clearly, colonial Spanish American mining was industrial in scale, and the belief that a dramatic man-made impact on the environment only began in the 18th century is a Euro-centric construct.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The bitterest tragic element in life to be derived from an intellectual source is the belief in a brute Fate or Destiny.

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