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believes

VERB

trust, rely on

Synonyms

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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

Example Sentences

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Liz Benz still believes the distressed caller's voice was her son's -- the tone, enunciation and cadence all matched her 16-year-old.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department said in his declaration, filed with Carpenter's petition, that he believes the man has "developed a disturbing and irrational fixation on petitioner".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

He believes these will help “reverse the blight of social disintegration” and provide “freedom from the state as well as the market.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“He believes he is above the law,” said Panish, adding that that also applied to Grossman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

He believes that science is going to transform the world and that the moderns have outstripped the ancients in every possible respect.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton