N. {opp. 78} speciality, specialite, individuality, individuity|,
particularity, peculiarity,
idiocrasy,
personality, characteristic,
mannerism,
idiosyncrasy, specificness,
singularity, reading, version,
lection, state,
trait, distinctive feature,
technicality,
differentia, particulars, details, items, counts,
minutiae, i, self, i myself, myself, himself, herself, itself
V. specify,
particularize,
individualize,
realize,
specialize,
designate, determine, denote, indicate, point out, select, descend to particulars, enter into detail, go into detail, come to the point
Adj. special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite,
determinate,
especial,
certain,
esoteric,
endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic,
diagnostic, exclusive, singular,
idiomatic, idiotypical, typical, this, that,
yon,
yonder Adv. specially, especially, particularly, in particular, in propria persona,
ad hominem, for my part, each,
apiece, one by one, one at a time, severally, respectively, each to each,
seriatim, in detail, in great detail, in excruciating detail, in mind-numbing detail, bit by bit, pro hac vice, pro re nata, namely, that is to say, for example, id est, exemplia gratia, e.g, i.e,
videlicet, viz, to wit
Phr. le style est l'homme meme, 5, order as regards categories
N. plurality, a number, # a certain number, one or two, two or three &c, a few, several, multitude, majority, multitude
Adj. plural, more than one, upwards of, some, several, a few, certain, not alone
Adv. et cetera, &c, etc. among other things, inter alia
Phr. non deficit alter
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
Truth Roget’s Thesaurus §494 N. fact, reality, plain fact, plain matter of fact, nature, truth,
verity, gospel, gospel truth, god's honest truth,
orthodoxy,
authenticity,
veracity, correctness, correctitude, accuracy,
exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, delicacy,
rigor, mathematical precision,
punctuality, clockwork precision, conformity to rule,
nicety,
orthology, ipsissima verba,
realism, plain truth, honest truth, sober truth, naked truth, unalloyed truth, unqualified truth, stern truth, exact truth, intrinsic truth, nuda veritas, the very thing, not an -illusion, real simon pure, unvarnished tale, unvarnished truth, the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, just the thing
V. be true, be the case, sand the test, have the true ring, hold good, hold true, hold water, render true, prove true,
substantiate, get at the truth
Adj. real, actual,
veritable, true, right, correct,
certain, substantially true, categorically true, definitively true &c, true to the letter, true as gospel,
unimpeachable,
veracious, unreconfuted, unconfuted, unideal, unimagined,
realistic, exact, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, just so, so, strict, severe, close,
literal, rigid,
rigorous,
scrupulous, religiously exact,
punctual, mathematical, scientific, faithful, constant,
unerring, curious, particular, nice, delicate, fine,
clean-cut,
clear-cut,
verified, empirically true, experimentally verified,
substantiated, proven (demonstrated) 478, rigorously true, unquestionably true, true by definition, genuine, authentic, legitimate, orthodox, official,
ex officio, pure, natural, sound, sterling,
unsophisticated,
unadulterated,
unvarnished,
unalloyed, uncolored, in its true colors, pukka,
well-grounded, well founded, solid, substantial,
tangible,
valid,
undistorted,
undisguised, unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic,
unflattering Adv. truly,
verily, indeed, really, in reality, with truth, certainly, actually, in effect, exactly, ad amussim,
verbatim, verbatim et literatim, word for word, literally,
literatim, totidem vervis,
sic, to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis, ad unguem, to an inch, to a nicety, to a hair, to a tittle, to a turn, to a t, au pied de la lettre, neither more nor less, in every respect, in all respects, sous tous les rapports, at any rate, at all events, strictly speaking
Phr. the truth is, the fact is, rem acu tetigisti, en suivant la verite, ex facto jus oritur, la verita e figlia del empo, locos y ninos dicen la verdad, nihil est veritatis luce dulcius, veritas nunquam perit, veritatem dies aperit, "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", "just the facts, ma'am, just the facts."
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
