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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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Joanne said she was now exhausted after battling against a system she believes continues to punish her.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

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

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, he believes Oracle’s AI infrastructure story “remains intact.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The team believes transfer learning could become an important tool for upcoming cosmological surveys, which are expected to collect unprecedented amounts of high-precision data about the universe in the years ahead.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The writer is entertained by what he writes; he believes none of it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton