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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A huge star at home, she'd never had a Top 40 album in this country until she released the Elton John collaboration Who Believes In Angels this April.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

I mean how often do two people find themselves sharing a bilingual duet of Kenny Rogers’s “She Believes in Me”? It is, as he keeps noting, “Gezelligheid.”

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Pugh, who was on the U.S. team that won the 2019 World Cup in France, had not been named to a U.S. roster since the 2020 She Believes Cup before the recent friendlies against Paraguay.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

His more keyboard-centric version, with hits including "What a Fool Believes" and "Takin' It to the Streets," is the variant.

From Fox News • Aug. 24, 2021

“He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean?”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling