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believes

VERB

trust, rely on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit conclude consider have hold regard suppose think trust understand

STRONG

accredit affirm buy conceive credit deem posit postulate presuppose swallow

WEAK

attach weight to be certain of be convinced of be credulous be of the opinion count on fall for give credence to have faith in have no doubt keep the faith lap up place confidence in presume true reckon on rest assured swear by take as gospel take at one's word take for granted take it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon deny disbelieve discard dismiss dispute disregard exclude forget ignore neglect refuse reject

WEAK

distrust

VERB

assume or suppose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider expect feel hold maintain presume speculate suppose suspect take think understand

STRONG

conjecture credit deem gather guess imagine judge postulate reckon sense

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abstain desert disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore know misunderstand neglect reject stop

STRONG

calculate

WEAK

distrust

Example Sentences

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"I think that it is time to move forward, it's time for change, and Raul believes this also," the 57-year-old added.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee believes Dell’s “robust pipeline/backlog across the board increases confidence into limited likelihood of pullbacks this year.”

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Kroenke believes it helps that having a broad portfolio of teams helps the entire network, because he encounters “similar problems across leagues and similar opportunities” even in entirely different sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

She believes Soto was targeted to get to his wife for organizing the demonstration outside.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Once you get past thinking fat you can see that Albert’s special quality is optimism, because Albert actually believes he will be thin someday, and says so.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson