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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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Krick believes sun and calm seas are on the horizon thanks to historical analogue charts, but Stagg, using more comprehensive prediction methods, thinks a major storm is coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He told AFP he believes Canadian authorities were missing an opportunity to establish the gravity of Law's conduct.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee believes Dell’s “robust pipeline/backlog across the board increases confidence into limited likelihood of pullbacks this year.”

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

“The oil market believes that, as you can see by this muted market reaction to last night’s U.S.-Iran flare-up.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“Because the sister is so superstitious, Mr. Pinkerton believes we can get her to reveal the secrets to this murder scheme,” Aunt Kitty said.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan