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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The United States' triumph in Paris wrapped up a remarkable treble in 2024 after their success in the Concacaf Gold Cup and the She Believes Cup earlier in the year.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

Plus, Rebecca notices he’s playing André Hazes’ Dutch rendition of the Kenny Rogers song “She Believes in Me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023

I mean how often do two people find themselves sharing a bilingual duet of Kenny Rogers’s “She Believes in Me”? It is, as he keeps noting, “Gezelligheid.”

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Soccer Federation to create their own tournament, with the She Believes Cup starting in 2016.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2021

“He’s a trusting man, isn’t he? Believes in second chances. But me — I say there are spots that don’t come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d’you know what I mean?”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling