N. chance, indetermination, accident, fortune,
hazard,
hap,
haphazard, chance medley,
random,
luck, raccroc,
casualty,
contingence,
adventure,
hit, fate, equal chance,
lottery, tombola, toss up, turn of the table, turn of the cards, hazard of the die, chapter of accidents, fickle finger of fate, cast of the dice, throw of the dice, heads or tails, flip of a coin, wheel of fortune, sortes, sortes virgilianae, probability, possibility, odds, long odds, run of luck, accidentalness, main chance, odds on, favorable odds,
contingency, dependence (uncertainty) 475, situation (circumstance) 8, statistics, theory of probabilities, theory of chances,
bookmaking,
assurance, speculation, gaming
V. chance,
hap, turn up, fall to one's lot, be one's -fate, stumble on light upon, take one's chance
Adj. casual,
fortuitous, accidental,
adventitious, causeless,
incidental,
contingent, uncaused, undetermined,
indeterminate,
random,
statistical, possible,
unintentional Adv. by chance, accidentally, by accident,
casually,
perchance, for aught one knows, as good would have it, as bad would have it, as luck would have it, as ill-luck would have it, as chance would have it, as it may be, as it may chance, as it may turn up, as it may happen, as the case may be
Phr. "grasps the skirts of happy chance", "the accident of an accident", "there but for the grace of god go i." 2, connection between cause and effect
N. certainty, necessity,
certitude,
surety,
assurance, dead certainty, moral certainty,
infallibleness,
infallibility, reliability,
indubitableness, inevitableness, unquestionableness, gospel, scripture, church, pope, court of final appeal, res judicata, ultimatum positiveness,
dogmatism,
dogmatist,
dogmatizer,
doctrinaire,
bigot,
opinionist, sir oracle, ipse dixit, fact, positive fact, matter of fact, fait accompli
V. be certain, stand to reason, render certain, insure,
ensure,
assure,
clinch, make sure, determine, decide, set at rest, "make assurance double sure", know,
dogmatize, lay down the law
Adj. certain, sure,
assured, solid, well-founded, unqualified, absolute, positive,
determinate, definite, clear,
unequivocal,
categorical, unmistakable, decisive, decided, ascertained, inevitable, unavoidable, avoidless,
ineluctable,
unerring, infallible, unchangeable, to be depended on,
trustworthy, reliable, bound,
unimpeachable,
undeniable, unquestionable, indisputable, incontestable,
incontrovertible,
indubitable,
irrefutable,
conclusive, without power of appeal,
indubious, without doubt, beyond a doubt, without a shade or shadow of doubt, without question, beyond question, past dispute, clear as day, beyond all question, beyond all dispute, undoubted, uncontested, unquestioned, undisputed, questionless, doubtless,
authoritative, authentic, official, sure as fate, sure as death and taxes, sure as a gun, evident,
self-evident,
axiomatic, clear, clear as day, clear as the sun at noonday
Adv. certainly, for certain,
certes, sure, no doubt, doubtless, and no mistake, flagrante delicto, sure enough, to be sure, of course, as a matter of course, a coup sur, to a certainty, in truth, at any rate, at all events, without fail, coute que coute, coute qu'il coute, whatever may happen, if the worst come to the worst, come what may, happen what may, come what will, sink or swim, rain or shine
Phr. cela va sans dire, there is -no question, - not a shadow of doubt, the die is cast, "facts are stubborn things"
N. belief,
credence, credit,
assurance, faith, trust,
troth, confidence,
presumption, sanguine expectation, dependence on, reliance on,
persuasion, conviction,
convincement,
plerophory, self- conviction, certainty, opinion, mind, view, conception, thinking, impression,
surmise, conclusion,
tenet,
dogma, principle, way of thinking, popular belief, firm belief, implicit belief, settled belief, fixed rooted deep-rooted belief, staunch belief, unshaken belief, steadfast belief, inveterate belief, calm belief, sober belief, dispassionate belief, impartial belief, well-founded belief, firm opinion, implicit opinion, settled opinion, fixed rooted deep-rooted opinion, staunch opinion, unshaken opinion, steadfast opinion, inveterate opinion, calm opinion, sober opinion, dispassionate opinion, impartial opinion, well-founded opinion &c, uberrima fides, system of opinions, school, doctrine, articles, canons, article of faith, declaration of faith, profession of faith, tenets,
credenda, creed, thirty-nine articles,
catechism, assent,
propaganda,
credibility V. believe, credit, give faith to, give credit to, credence to, see,
realize, assume, receive, set down for, take for, have it, take it, consider, esteem,
presume, count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon, lay one's account for, make sure of, make oneself easy about, on that score, take on trust, take on credit, take for granted, take for gospel, allow some weight to, attach some weight to, know, know for certain, have know, make no doubt, doubt not, be, rest assured, persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself, make up one's mind, give one credit for, confide in, believe in, put one's trust in, place in, repose in, implicit confidence in, take one's word for, at one's word, place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to, think, hold, take, take it,
opine, be of opinion, conceive,
trow,
ween, fancy,
apprehend, have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief,
hazard,
foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion, view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as,
surmise, get it into one's head, take it into one's head, come round to an opinion,
swallow, cause to be believed, satisfy,
persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of,
assure,
convince, convict|, convert,
wean, bring round, bring over, win over,
indoctrinate, cram down the throat, produce conviction, carry conviction, bring home to, drive home to, go down, find credence, pass current, be received, be current, possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind
Adj. believing, certain, sure,
assured, positive,
cocksure, satisfied,
confident,
unhesitating,
convinced, secure, under the impression, impressed with, imbued with, penetrated with,
confiding,
suspectless,
unsuspecting,
unsuspicious, void of suspicion,
credulous, wedded to, believed,
accredited,
putative, unsuspected, worthy of, deserving of, commanding belief,
credible, reliable,
trustworthy, to be depended on, satisfactory, probably,
fiducial,
fiduciary,
persuasive, impressive, relating to belief,
doctrinal Adv. in the opinion of, in the eyes of, me judice,
meseems,
methinks, to the best of one's belief, i dare say, i doubt not, i have no doubt, i am sure, sure enough, depend upon, rely upon it, be assured, rest assured, i'll warrant you
Phr. experto crede, fata viam invenient, justitiae soror incorrupta fides, "live to explain thy doctrine by thy life", "stands not within the prospect of belief", tarde quae credita laedunt credimus, vide et crede
N. expectation,
expectance,
expectancy,
anticipation,
reckoning, calculation,
foresight,
contemplation,
prospection,
lookout, prospect,
perspective, horizon,
vista,
destiny,
suspense, waiting,
abeyance,
curiosity, anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation, torment of tantalus, hope, trust,
auspices,
assurance, confidence,
presumption,
reliance V. expect, look for, look out for, look forward to, hope for,
anticipate, have in prospect, have in contemplation, keep in view,
contemplate, promise oneself, not wonder at, not wonder if, wait for, tarry for, lie in wait for, watch for, bargain for, keep a good lookout for, keep a sharp lookout for,
await, stand at "attention," abide, bide one's time, watch,
foresee, prepare for,
forestall, count upon, think likely, lead one to expect, have in store for, prick up one's ears, hold one's breath
Adj. expectant, expecting, in expectation, on the watch,
open-eyed,
open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation,
agape,
gaping, all agog, on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation, aux aguets, ready, curious, looking forward to, expected, long expected,
foreseen, in prospect, prospective, in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner,
impending Adv. on the watch, with breathless expectation, with bated breath, with rapt anticipation, arrectis auribus
Phr. we shall see, nous verrons, "expectation whirls me round", the light at the end of the tunnel
N. affirmance,
affirmation, statement,
allegation, assertion,
predication, declaration, word,
averment,
confirmation,
asseveration,
adjuration,
swearing, oath,
affidavit,
deposition,
avouchment,
assurance,
protest,
protestation, profession, acknowledgment, legal pledge,
pronouncement, solemn averment, solemn avowal, solemn declaration, remark, observation, position, saying,
dictum, sentence, ipse dixit,
emphasis, weight,
dogmatism, dogmatics
V. assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say,
affirm,
predicate, declare, state,
protest,
profess, put forth, put forward, advance,
allege,
propose,
propound,
enunciate,
broach, set forth, hold out, maintain,
contend,
pronounce, pretend,
depose,
depone,
aver,
avow,
avouch,
asseverate,
swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's bible oath, kiss the book,
vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call heaven to witness,
vouch, warrant,
certify,
assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon,
emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice,
dogmatize, have the last word, rap out,
repeat, reassert,
reaffirm,
announce, acknowledge,
attest,
adjure Adj. asserting,
declaratory,
predicatory,
pronunciative,
affirmative,
soi-disant, positive, certain, express,
explicit, absolute,
emphatic, flat, broad, round, pointed, marked, distinct, decided,
confident,
trenchant, dogmatic, definitive, formal, solemn,
categorical,
peremptory,
unretracted,
predicable Adv. affirmatively, in the affirmative, with emphasis, ex-cathedra, without fear of contradiction, as god is my witness, i must say, indeed,
i' faith, let me tell you, why, give me leave to say, marry, you may be sure, i'd have you to know, upon my word, upon my honor, by my troth,
egad, i assure you, by jingo, by jove, by george, &c,
troth, seriously,
sadly, in sadness, in sober sadness, in truth, in earnest, of a truth, truly,
perdy, in all conscience, upon oath, be assured,
yes, i'll warrant, i'll warrant you, i'll engage, i'll answer for it, i'll be bound, i'll venture to say, i'll take my oath, in fact,
forsooth, joking apart, so help me god, not to mince the matter
Phr. quoth he, dixi
N. promise, undertaking, word,
troth,
plight,
pledge,
parole, word of honor,
vow, oath, profession,
assurance,
warranty,
guarantee,
insurance, obligation, contract,
stipulation, engagement, preengagement,
affiance,
betroth,
betrothal,
betrothment V. promise, give a promise, undertake,
engage, make an engagement, form an engagement, enter into an engagement, enter on an engagement, bind oneself, tie oneself, pledge oneself, commit oneself, take upon oneself,
vow,
swear, give one's word, pass one's word, pledge one's word, plight one's word, give one's honor, pass one's honor, pledge one's honor, plight one's honor, give credit, pass credit, pledge credit, plight credit, give troth, pass troth, pledge troth, plight troth,
betroth, plight faith,
assure, warrant,
guarantee, covenant,
attest, hold out an expectation, contract an obligation, become bound to, become sponsor for, answer for, be answerable for, secure, give security, underwrite,
adjure, administer an oath, put to one's oath, swear a witness
Adj. promising,
promissory, votive, under hand and seal, upon oath, promised,
affianced,
pledged, bound, committed,
compromised, in for it
Adv. as one's head shall answer for
Phr. in for a penny in for a pound, ex voto, gage d'amour
N. security,
guaranty,
guarantee,
gage,
warranty, # bond,
tie,
pledge,
plight,
mortgage,
collateral,
debenture,
hypothecation, bill of sale,
lien,
pawn,
pignoration, real security,
vadium,
stake, deposit, earnest,
handsel,
caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, i, o, u, personal security, covenant,
specialty,
parole, acceptance,
indorsement,
signature, execution, stamp, seal,
sponsor, cosponsor,
sponsion,
sponsorship,
surety,
bail,
mainpernor,
hostage,
godchild,
godfather,
godmother,
recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity,
authentication,
verification, warrant,
certificate,
voucher,
docket,
doquet, record,
probate, attested copy,
receipt,
acquittance,
quittance, discharge, release,
muniment, title deed, instrument, deed,
deed poll,
assurance,
indenture, charter, charter poll, paper,
parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament,
codicil V. give security, give bail, give substantial bail, go bail,
pawn,
impawn,
spout,
mortgage,
hypothecate,
impignorate,
guarantee, warrant,
warrantee,
assure, accept,
indorse, underwrite, insure, cosign,
countersign,
sponsor, cosponsor,
execute, stamp, sign, seal, let,
sett, grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease, hold in pledge, lend on security
Phr. bonis avibus, "gone where the woodbine twineth"
Hope Roget’s Thesaurus §858 N. hope, hopes, desire, fervent hope, sanguine # expectation, trust, confidence,
reliance, faith,
affiance,
assurance, secureness, security, reassurance, good omen, good auspices, promise, well grounded hopes, good prospect, bright prospect, clear sky, assumption,
presumption,
anticipation,
hopefulness,
buoyancy,
optimism, enthusiasm, heart of grace,
aspiration,
optimist,
utopian,
utopist, castles in the air, castles in spain, chateaux en espagne, le pot aut lait,
utopia,
millennium, day dream, golden dream, dream of alnaschar, airy hopes, fool's paradise,
mirage, fond hope, beam of hope, ray of hope, gleam of hope, glimmer of hope, flash of hope, dawn of hope, star of hope,
cheer, bit of blue sky, silver lining, silver lining of the cloud, bottom of pandora's box, balm in gilead, light at the end of the tunnel, anchor,
sheet anchor,
mainstay, staff, heaven
V. hope, trust,
confide, rely on, put one's trust in, lean upon, pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon, feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope,
&c. n, see land, feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident,
presume, promise oneself, expect, hope for,
anticipate, be hopeful, look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best, put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon, keep one's spirits up, take heart, take heart of grace, be of good heart, be of good cheer, flatter oneself, "lay the flattering unction to one's soul" catch at a straw, hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched, give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope, promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up,
flatter, tell a flattering tale, raise expectations,
encourage,
cheer,
assure,
reassure, buoy up,
embolden Adj. hoping, in hopes, hopeful,
confident, secure,
sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up,
buoyant,
elated,
flushed,
exultant,
enthusiastic,
heartsome,
utopian,
unsuspecting,
unsuspicious, fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair,
undespairing, self reliant, probable, on the high road to, within sight of shore, within sight of land, promising,
propitious, of promise, full of promise, of good omen,
auspicious, de bon augure,
reassuring,
encouraging,
cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright,
roseate, couleur de rose, rose- colored
Int. god speed, phr, nil desperandum, never say die, dum spiro spero, latet scintillula forsan, all is for the best, spero meliora, every cloud has a silver lining, "the wish being father to the thought", "hope told a flattering tale", rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis, at spes non fracta, ego spem prietio non emo, un dieu est ma fiance, "hope! thou nurse of young desire", in hoc signo spes mea, in hoc signo vinces, la speranza e il pan de miseri, l'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveille, "the mighty hopes that make us men", "the sickening pang of hope deferred"
N. vanity,
conceit,
conceitedness,
self-conceit,
self-complacency,
self-confidence,
self-sufficiency,
self-esteem, self- love, self-approbation,
self-praise, self-glorification, self-laudation,
self-gratulation,
self-applause,
self-admiration,
amour propre,
selfishness, airs, affected manner, pretensions,
mannerism,
egotism,
priggism, priggishness,
coxcombry,
gaudery,
vainglory,
elation, pride,
ostentation,
assurance, vox et praeterea nihil, cheval de bataille, coxcomb sir oracle
V. be vain, be vain of, pique oneself, lay the flattering unction to one's soul, have too high an opinion of oneself, have an overweening opinion of oneself, have too high an opinion of one's talents, blind oneself as to one's own merit, not think small beer of oneself, not think vin ordinaire of oneself, put oneself forward, fish for compliments, give oneself airs,
boast, render vain, inspire with vanity,
inflate, puff up, turn up, turn one's head
Adj. vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock,
conceited,
overweening,
pert, forward,
vainglorious,
high-flown,
ostentatious, puffed up, inflated,
flushed,
self-satisfied,
self-confident,
self-sufficient,
self-flattering,
self-admiring, self-applauding,
self-glorious, self-opinionated, entente, wise in one's own conceit,
pragmatical, overwise,
pretentious,
priggish,
egotistic,
egotistical,
soi-disant,
arrogant,
unabashed,
unblushing,
unconstrained,
unceremonious, free and easy
Adv. vainly
Phr. "how we apples swim!", "prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk"
N. insolence,
haughtiness,
arrogance, airs, overbearance,
domineering,
tyranny,
impertinence,
sauciness,
flippancy, dicacity|,
petulance,
procacity,
bluster,
swagger,
swaggering,
bounce,
terrorism, assumption,
presumption, beggar on horseback,
usurpation,
impudence,
assurance,
audacity,
hardihood, front, face, brass, shamelessness,
effrontery, hardened front, face of brass, assumption of infallibility,
saucebox V. be insolent,
bluster,
vapor,
swagger, swell, give oneself airs, snap one's fingers, kick up a dust,
swear, rap out oaths,
roister,
arrogate, assume,
presume, make bold, make free, take a liberty, give an inch and take an ell,
domineer,
bully,
dictate,
hector, lord it over, traiter de haut en bas, regarder de haut en bas, exact,
snub,
huff,
beard, fly in the face of, put to the blush, bear down, beat down,
browbeat,
intimidate, trample down, tread down, trample under foot,
dragoon, ride roughshod over, out face, outlook,
outstare,
outbrazen,
outbrave, stare out of countenance, brazen out, lay down the law, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, assume a lofty bearing, talk big, look big, put on big looks, act the grand seigneur, mount the high horse, ride the high horse, toss the head, carry, with a high hand, tempt providence, want snuffing
Adj. insolent,
haughty,
arrogant,
imperious,
magisterial,
dictatorial, arbitrary,
high-handed, high and mighty,
contumelious,
supercilious, overbearing,
intolerant,
domineering,
overweening,
high-flown,
flippant,
pert, fresh,
cavalier,
saucy, forward,
impertinent,
malapert,
precocious, assuming,
would-be,
bumptious,
bluff,
brazen, shameless,
aweless, unblushlng,
unabashed,
brazen, boldfaced-, barefaced-,
brazen-faced, dead to shame, lost to shame,
impudent,
audacious,
presumptuous, free and easy, devil-may-care,
rollicking,
jaunty,
janty, roistering,
blustering,
hectoring,
swaggering,
vaporing, thrasonic, fire eating, "full of sound and fury"
Adv. with a high hand, ex cathedra
Phr. one's bark being worse than his bite, "beggars mounted run their horse to death", quid times? caesarem vehis, wagahai wa