widely believed

phrase

: according to most people's belief

She was widely believed to be guilty.

Examples of widely believed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lone vote against the deal is widely believed to have come from Saeed Jalili, the most prominent figure in the Paydari movement. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Infantino, who's widely believed to be running for a third term when his current one expires next year, had pointed to the billions FIFA had raked in, most of which will be spread out across FIFA's 211 members. — Rafael Nam, NPR, 31 July 2026

This comment caused a stir in the press, and is widely believed to be part of the reason Sarah and the future king broke things off in early 1978. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 July 2026

They’ve just been repeated over and over again and have established themselves as kind of official histories of that era and are widely believed, even if they weren’t widely believed at the time. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for widely believed

• achieved
• aggrieved
• bereaved
• conceived
• deceived
• perceived
• received
• relieved
• reprieved
• retrieved
• upheaved
• cleaved