believes

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trust, rely on v.
assume or suppose v.

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

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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

WEAK

distrust

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believes

He said funding for repairing and upgrading the courts was not included in any council capital plans - and the club believes other towns have facilities that Derry is lacking.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

The company believes scale matters and could invest in U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

He believes that less parking will mean fewer customers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Coxon considers Anthropic's efforts genuine but said he believes no company can responsibly develop an AI that surpasses humans without government intervention or a coordinated slowdown.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

She does not want to inconvenience Mrs. Song more than she believes we already do.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na