Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with conviction in American Collocation
conviction
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/kənˈvɪkʃ(ə)n/
strong
absolute
deep
firm
profound
strong
They no longer feel guilt and carry on with absolute conviction that they are right.
types of conviction
moral
personal
political
religious
He had strong religious convictions which influenced the way he lived his life.
have or express conviction
express
have
hold
He expressed his conviction that climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face.
‘You may be right,’ she said without conviction.
share conviction
share
The contributors all share the conviction that the original findings were flawed.
make conviction stronger
confirm
reinforce
strengthen
All these points strengthen my conviction that change is inevitable.
make conviction weaker
shake
She accepted what they were saying but it didn’t shake her conviction that she was doing the right thing.
Statements like that would not carry conviction unless they were backed up by evidence.