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Nouns (9)

n. any cognitive content held as true

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion

n. 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"

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Adjectives (20)

strong

adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"

strong

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

strong

adj. of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection; "`sing' is a strong verb"

hard, strong

adj. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"

firm, strong

adj. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

strong, warm

adj. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

potent, strong

adj. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

heavy, strong, accented

adj. used of syllables

impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable

adj. immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"

Fuzzynyms (139)

supposition, supposal

n. the cognitive process of supposing

inference, illation

n. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

postulate, posit

n. (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

position, posture

n. a rationalized mental attitude

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

credence, acceptance

n. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"

promise, hope

n. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

teaching, teachings

n. a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

conviction, strong belief, article of faith

n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

creed, credo

n. any system of principles or beliefs

public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

hope

n. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope"

philosophy

n. any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"

expectation, outlook, prospect

n. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

religion, faith, religious belief

n. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

faith

n. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

concept, conception, construct

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

denomination

n. a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations"

canon

n. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

code, codification

n. a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

scripture, sacred scripture

n. any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis

n. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

opinion, view

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

concept, conception, construct

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

inkling, intimation, glimmering, glimmer

n. a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

public opinion, popular opinion, opinion, vox populi

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

sympathy, understanding

n. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"

perception

n. knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

cognition, knowledge, noesis

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom

n. an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC

principle, rule

n. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

rumination

n. regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

cogitation, study

n. attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"

conviction, strong belief, article of faith

n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

estimate, estimation, approximation, idea

n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"

thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation

n. the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

hale, whole

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

hardy

adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

hardy

adj. able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

convincing

adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

muscular

adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

sound

adj. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"

heady, intoxicating

adj. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic

potent, strong

adj. having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"

pungent

adj. strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

harsh

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

steadfast, staunch, unswerving

adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)

adj. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

firm, unchanging, unvarying

adj. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm"

impressive, telling

adj. producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

heady, intoxicating

adj. extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic

strong

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

tall(a)

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

Synonyms (100)

intensified

adj. made more intense; "the intensified scrutiny of the candidate's background"

bad, big

adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

blood-and-guts

adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

concentrated

adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"

consuming, overwhelming

adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

crash

adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"

exquisite, keen

adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

severe, terrible, wicked

adj. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"

violent, wild

adj. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"

high, heavy, big, violent

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

raging

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

concentrated, intensive

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

intensive

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

main(a)

adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

thick, deep

adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

thickening

adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"

unabated

adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"

extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)

adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

jerking, jerky, arrhythmic, unsteady

adj. not having a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat"

asymmetrical, crooked

adj. irregular in shape or outline; "asymmetrical features"; "a dress with a crooked hemline"

casual, occasional

adj. occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"

grab

adj. taken or to be taken at random: "grab samples"

improper, unconventional, unlawful

adj. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"

randomized, randomised

adj. set up or distributed in a deliberately random way

straggly

adj. growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"

substandard

adj. falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"

intoxicant, intoxicating

adj. causing

laced, spiked

adj. having alcohol added: "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch"

spirituous, spiritous

adj. containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors"

bruising

adj. brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"

cogent, telling, weighty

adj. powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

emphatic, exclamatory

adj. sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"

forcible, physical, strong-arm

adj. impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"

impellent

adj. forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"

caller

adj. fresh; "caller fish"

crisp

adj. pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce"

fresh-cut

adj. cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"

good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt

adj. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"

hot

adj. newly made; "a hot scent"

new-made

adj. newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"

almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent

adj. having unlimited power

coercive

adj. serving or intended to coerce; "authority is directional instead of coercive"

compelling

adj. driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"

muscular

adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

high-powered

adj. (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"

hopped-up

adj. (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power; "a hopped-up jalopy"

mighty

adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton

powered

adj. (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines"

puissant

adj. powerful

regent(ip)

adj. acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince-regent"

regnant, reigning, ruling

adj. exercising power or authority

supercharged

adj. (of e.g. an engine) having the power increased by fitting with a supercharger

emphatic, emphasized, emphasised

adj. spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word"

long

adj. involving substantial risk; "long odds"

masculine

adj. (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable; "a masculine cadence"; "the masculine rhyme of `annoy, enjoy'"

bombproof, shellproof

adj. able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells; "bombproof shelter"

defendable, defensible

adj. capable of being defended

entrenched

adj. dug in

impenetrable

adj. impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon"

untouchable

adj. beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek

Antonyms (24)

unbelief, disbelief

n. a rejection of belief

cognition, knowledge, noesis

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

fact

n. a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case"

fact

n. a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"

world, reality

n. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

weak

adj. deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind"

faint, feeble

adj. lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"

feeble, lame

adj. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"

powerless

adj. lacking power

frail

adj. physically weak; "an invalid's frail body"

clear, distinct

adj. well articulated or enunciated: "intelligible pronunciation"

halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid, lukewarm

adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"

powerless

adj. lacking power

vulnerable

adj. susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

strong belief

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