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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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Hill-Maini believes that his lab's work inspires others to think differently about food waste.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

What happens when an AI-worshipping extremist logs in one morning and discovers that the entity he believes to be God has been taken offline or overwritten—in his eyes, killed?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Luna believes that while stories about what surrounds the sport are compelling, there are no good movies that focus on the action on the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Nikki wants to write full-time and believes that a lack of love in her life is stifling her manuscript.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

She does not want to inconvenience Mrs. Song more than she believes we already do.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na