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believes

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

STRONGEST

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

Example Sentences

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Some of the IPO money will be for AI data centers in space, which Musk believes will be cost-competitive with terrestrial data centers in a few years.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

She believes no one can earn a billion dollars legally.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Ellerbroek believes that this market concentration is going to continue, which influences how he approaches his investing.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Scott Kaufman, legislative director for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., believes the legislation is on solid footing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“In Islam there is no compulsion in religion. One person does not have the right to dictate how another believes or lives.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai