believes

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trust, rely on v.
assume or suppose v.

VERB

trust, rely on

Synonyms

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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

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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

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distrust

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believes

Ms. Singer describes what she believes is the inspiring addition of a course called AP Computer Science Principles to school offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

While companies’ growing discipline could slow consumption in the short term, the analyst believes offerings like Cowork will continue to raise the bar for Microsoft’s revenue growth potential in the long term.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The outgoing Catholic Bishop of Derry believes one of the biggest challenges of retirement will be getting used to his phone "not ringing so often".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

But Brown believes the club's problems go beyond that.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

He believes in a single, immutable truth—either you win, or you lose.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer