Text: 1 to regard as right or true<the teacher believed the studentʼs explanation that the assignment was late because she was sick, even though she didn't bring in a note from the doctor>Synonymsaccept, credit, swallow, trustRelated Wordsaccount, accredit, understand; assume, presume, suppose; conclude, deduce, inferPhrasesset store by (or on)Near Antonymsdistrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; challenge, disputeAntonymsdisbelieve, discredit, reject 2 to have as an opinion<he believed that his favorite tennis player was the best in the world>Synonymsconsider, deem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, thinkRelated Wordsesteem, regard, view; accept, conceive, perceive; depend, rely, trust; assume, presume, presuppose; conclude, deduce, inferNear Antonymsdistrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; disbelieve, discredit, reject

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