Synonyms of believed

believed

verb

past tense of believe

1

as in accepted

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

• accepted
• understood
• took
• trusted
• bought
• credited
• swallowed
• assumed
• accounted
• presumed
• supposed
• set store by
• concluded
• deduced
• inferred
• accredited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejected
• suspected
• doubted
• discredited
• questioned
• disbelieved
• distrusted
• challenged
• disputed
• mistrusted
• misdoubted

2

as in thought

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

• thought
• considered
• guessed
• figured
• imagined
• felt
• deemed
• supposed
• conceived
• judged
• perceived
• assumed
• reckoned
• held
• allowed
• regarded
• accepted
• viewed
• esteemed
• presumed
• relied
• depended
• concluded
• trusted
• deduced
• surmised
• presupposed
• inferred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspected
• doubted
• questioned
• rejected
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• discredited
• disbelieved

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believed

Yields dipped and then rebounded in the wake of the Treasury buyback move, a signal that bond investors believed Bessent's moves were inadequate. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Schmitt believed that the respective hegemons of the Grossräume should dominate coercively if necessary. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

Additionally, if the struggles of Blue and Mafah to earn more work are to be believed, Davis may have limited competition for the role should something happen to Javonte Williams. — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Practicing sect members are now believed to account for only a small percentage of the towns’ populations. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Out of its 27 million citizens, 17 million are still believed to live in extreme poverty, and the UN estimates that more than 40% of the population are undernourished. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 25 Aug. 2026

The body of a woman believed to be Karen Solomon, the missing wife of a veteran Worcester, Massachusetts, police officer found dead last week, was discovered in city woods Monday with a handgun nearby, authorities said. — Stepheny Price , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The knife believed to have been used in the stabbing was recovered by investigators at the scene. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

New Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca worked with the Argentine at Chelsea and is believed to be keen on a reunion with the player. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026