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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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Goldman Sachs analyst Joe Ritchie believes Honeywell’s automation business could be worth about $85 billion, or about $125 a share, adjusting for debt.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Richard Sheehan, economics professor and sports finance expert at the University of Notre Dame, believes the total ticket and hospitality revenue for this years tournament could top $7bn, a seven fold increase.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And yet, nobody believes he’s going to do this.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

While Thill believes the selloff is overdone, he and his team “acknowledge the concerns around RPO to revenue conversion and the slowdown in cloud apps,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Amazingly, I know, too, that he believes loyalty to a friend is more important than land.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes