courage of one's convictions
Standing firm, regardless
Courage of one's convictions is the willingness to act on what you believe, even when doing so is difficult, unpopular, or risky.
Having strong beliefs is easy; standing behind them when it costs you something is the courage part: She had the courage of her convictions and voted against her own party.
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- speaking truthHonest verbal expression
- braveryBoldness before danger
- activismDirect effort for reform
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
doing the right thing · principle · authenticity · determination · protest · philosophy · self-confidence · accountability · honor · sincerity · resolve · moral reasoning · virtue · belief systems · true to oneself · perseverance · integrity · walk the talk
courage of one's convictionscowardice
Absence of bravery
spinelessness · pusillanimity · cravenness · capitulation · caving in
courage of one's convictionsconformism
Adherence to accepted standards
people-pleasing · going along to get along · sycophancy · obsequiousness · groupthink
courage of one's convictionsindecisiveness
Failure to commit
vacillation · fence-sitting · waffling · equivocation · wishy-washiness
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