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

At the center of it all is an FBI agent’s handwritten scrawl, detailing an alleged murder confession by a man who is missing and widely believed to have been murdered. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for widely believed

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