lead to believe

VERB

convert

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lead move save turn

STRONG

actuate baptize bend bias brainwash budge convince impel incline persuade proselyte proselytize redeem reform regenerate sway

WEAK

alter conviction assimilate to be born again bring around cause to adopt change into change of heart create anew make over see the light

Antonyms

STRONG

dissuade repress suppress

WEAK

endure keep persist remain

VERB

persuade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise assure cajole coax enlist entice exhort get impress incline induce influence prompt satisfy sway urge woo

STRONG

actuate affect allure blandish brainwash convert counsel draw impel incite inveigle lead move propagandize proselytize reason seduce sell soft sell stroke touch wheedle

WEAK

argue into bring around bring to senses gain confidence of lead to do prevail upon proselyte talk into turn on to wear down win argument win over work over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade fail halt prevent repel

STRONG

delay deter disenchant remain stay stop turn off

WEAK

hinder repress suppress

VERB

suggest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hint indicate point promise refer represent

STRONG

adumbrate advert allude connote denote evoke infer insinuate intimate occur shadow signify symbolize typify

WEAK

be a sign of cross the mind point in direction of put in mind of

Antonyms

WEAK

declare demand order tell

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lead to believe

It was much further than we'd been lead to believe.

From BBC ● May 16, 2022

But it’s also a departure from the books by Diana Gabaldon, in which we’re lead to believe that Frank was perhaps cheating on Claire.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2017

The first is we've been lead to believe that the Master has not only been watching the Doctor and Clara for some time but has actually manipulated them to reach this inevitable conclusion.

From The Verge ● Nov. 2, 2014

They said they were lead to believe the men were from the Nigerian military.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2014

We had been lead to believe, and yet believe, that the voice of the people is the voice of God.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Halstead, Murat

lead to believe

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