CREDENCES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

credences

noun

plural of credence

as in beliefs

mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon a foolish theory that, incredibly, once had wide credence among educated people

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Duffy and Campos-Duffy express hesitations about her potentially attending Harvard due to their Catholic beliefs.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Such beliefs continue in the 21st century, with certain factions making unproven claims about urine’s purported antiviral actions against the COVID-19–causing coronavirus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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Yes, the Greeks made remarkable advances in mathematics, but mostly in geometry, which is about solid, stable objects and uses a strict hierarchy of axioms, rules, and procedures—very Platonic.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026
So rather than roll those binary axioms up into a conclusion, there is an easier way to judge the scale of the future of AI, even if not its shape.

— Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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