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belief

[bih-leef] / bɪˈlif /
NOUN
putting regard in as true
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance assumption conclusion confidence conviction expectation faith feeling hope idea judgment knowledge notion opinion position suspicion theory thinking trust understanding view
STRONG
admission assent assurance avowal axiom certainty conjecture credence credit deduction divination fancy guess hypothesis impression intuition mind mindset persuasion postulation presumption presupposition profession reliance supposition surmise theorem thesis
Antonyms
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disagreement disbelief distrust doubt ignorance reality
STRONG
ambiguity calculation confusion fact knowledge measurement physicality proof truth uncertainty
WEAK
nonbelief
NOUN
something regarded as true
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assumption concept creed doctrine faith fundamental idea ideology law opinion principle tenet theory
STRONG
credence credo dogma gospel hypothesis postulate precept say-so theorem
WEAK
gospel truth
Antonyms
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disbelief doubt reality skepticism unbelief
STRONG
proof
WEAK
nonbelief

Example Sentences

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Contrary to popular belief, space food isn’t just freeze-dried packages or long tubes of bland, colorless and soulless slop.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

“Her love and belief in beauty felt like a real force in the world,” said Amy Goodman about her mother, whose namesake galleries in New York, Paris and London are now run by several partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Even as far back as the autumn, there was a belief internally there would be choppy waters to navigate following a turbulent summer.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But the mood might be best described as one of reaction over belief.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

She was finding out what I knew, what I thought, and somewhere in that day, I realized with a kind of shock, or stunned belief, that we were actually “talking.”

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen