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

Erle still believes graduating early can make sense, particularly for students trying to avoid debt.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Such ambitions might make employees nervous, but Soo, who became CEO in 2020, said she’s in the camp who believes AI will liberate people from grunt work rather than replace them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Infantino was eventually cleared by that probe but another pattern soon emerged, one that saw the president morph from a soccer bureaucrat into someone who believes he should be mixing with presidents and kings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Sharon Hackett got involved because she believes Belfast "is a great city" and did not want to be left thinking "I wish I had done that".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Mama believes in big portions, so you won't go away hungry, and you'll leave with change from a ten.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda