have faith

VERB

hope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish

STRONG

aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust

WEAK

be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in keep fingers crossed knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart think to watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake

STRONG

know

WEAK

despair fear

VERB

lean

Synonyms

STRONG

confide rely trust

WEAK

bank on believe in bet bottom dollar bet on gamble on hinge on lay money on put faith in

Antonyms

STRONG

distrust keep

WEAK

dislike disregard forget not like straighten

Example Sentences

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“And now it’s hard to have faith that any one entity can maintain that entire campus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Brosseau said she does not have faith in the committee, its report or the federal government, which has yet to respond to her legal challenge.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“My original plan was, ‘I’m going to go to film school to become a director,’ because I didn’t have faith that I’d get the projects I wanted,” he explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“It’s hard to have faith in the process,” Wood told me on the day before his clemency hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

My faith taught me to have faith in God.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

have faith

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