SCEPTICISM Antonyms

• any cognitive content held as true

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• the state of being certain

• something that is certain

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

• a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

• a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

• a trustful relationship

• a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

• an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

• (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

• tendency to believe readily

• a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

• complete confidence in a person or plan etc

• an institution to express belief in a divine power

• loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person

• tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived

• the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things

• something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

• certainty based on past experience

• the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

• a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service

• complete confidence in a person or plan etc

• a trustful relationship

• have confidence or faith in

• allow without fear

• be confident about something

• expect and wish

• confer a trust upon

• (chiefly archaic) extend credit to