have faith

VERB

hope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish

STRONG

aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust

WEAK

be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in keep fingers crossed knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart think to watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake

STRONG

know

WEAK

despair fear

VERB

lean

Synonyms

STRONG

confide rely trust

WEAK

bank on believe in bet bottom dollar bet on gamble on hinge on lay money on put faith in

Antonyms

STRONG

distrust keep

WEAK

dislike disregard forget not like straighten

Example Sentences

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"It has to be completely removed from their hands for soldiers to have faith in the reporting process," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“It’s hard to have faith in the process,” Wood told me on the day before his clemency hearing.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

“Then they’d say we needed to have faith in them. But we couldn’t keep blindly trusting them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“I’m going to have faith no matter what.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

He can only have faith that will never again be forgotten, denied, called by a name other than his own.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers