Synonyms of believe

believe

verb

bə-ˈlēv 

1

as in to accept

to regard as right or true

only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accept
• understand
• take
• trust
• buy
• swallow
• credit
• assume
• presume
• suppose
• account
• set store by
• conclude
• infer
• deduce
• accredit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• doubt
• suspect
• disbelieve
• discredit
• question
• distrust
• challenge
• dispute
• mistrust
• misdoubt

2

as in to think

to have as an opinion

despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• think
• guess
• imagine
• consider
• feel
• figure
• suppose
• deem
• conceive
• perceive
• judge
• assume
• reckon
• hold
• allow
• accept
• regard
• presume
• esteem
• view
• rely
• depend
• trust
• conclude
• surmise
• infer
• presuppose
• deduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• suspect
• question
• reject
• distrust
• discredit
• mistrust
• disbelieve

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believe

Once the surfaces were smoothed, these strong readings vanished, revealing that regions long believed to be fast lanes for ion transport were actually just microscopic valleys on the material’s surface. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Its first nuns are believed to have come from a convent in Strasbourg, according to Langkilde. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Valencia believes that the way to preserve a language is to get kids to speak it. — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Oil analysts believe the conflict’s eventual resolution could ultimately involve some kind of agreement to allow Iran to charge tolls for safe passage through the strait. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing believe

• make believe