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

Lior Prosor, managing partner at venture-capital fund Deep33, believes Anthropic is “more likely to proceed than delay, with the company and its bankers agreeing to a somewhat steeper IPO discount for the volatility.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

He told BBC News he believes Isaac could well still be alive if they had.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Los Angeles voters also approved a charter amendment that will allow the City Council to disband the Public Works Board, a move that Matute believes will allow the city to streamline infrastructure projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes AI could cure most major diseases in five to 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“The Chancellor believes this is where I am needed.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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