BELIEVED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

believed

verb

past tense of believe

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

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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"

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Recent Examples of believed But officials believed the animal was dead, according to the agency. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 The victim, believed to be a man between 30 and 40 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 Police said it is believed to be an isolated incident, and there is no ongoing threat to the public. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026 With the power of Barstool behind Cooper, the public largely believed her side of the story and painted Franklyn as a villain. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026 On November 9, rescuers were still digging through rubble in Komyshuvakha, searching for around 19 people authorities believed were trapped beneath the wreckage. — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Based on what investigators learned of the father's whereabouts, it is believed the baby had been buried for 24 hours, Koon said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 At its heart is a figure shaped like a mountain which is believed to be the god Yúcahu. — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026 Rescue crews were searching areas, including hydropower project tunnels, where workers were believed to be trapped. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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The system produced a mathematical proof that was accepted by Lean, a proof-assistant software used to check the logical correctness of formal mathematical arguments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Feingold succeeds David Jefferson, Executive Vice President, Communications, who has accepted the company’s voluntary early retirement offer after 15 years with Disney.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of accepted

Verb

People may have been getting high off cannabis earlier than previously thought -- at least 2,800 years ago, a new study suggests.

— Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
That was so shocking; whoever was manning the CW's scorebug thought the kick was as good as gold and hung three points on the board.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of thought

Verb

Wilkinson argued that the growing relationship between energy and AI should be understood not simply as a way to automate industrial processes, but as an opportunity to expand human capabilities.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
As a Haitian Creole speaker, Bichotte Hermelyn understood that meaningful engagement requires communicating with neighbors in their own languages, including Chinese, Russian, and Urdu.

— Joey Saban, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of understood

Verb

With the release of 2025’s Succession of Belief EP, gyrofield’s evolution took a sudden leap, reorienting around flushed, hypnotic beats that marched to an obdurate pulse.

— Lisle Younger, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
Milla Jovovich took a moment to celebrate her oldest daughter, Ever Anderson, with a rare photo tribute posted to her Instagram account on November 2.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of took

Verb

Wood anyone have guessed that Colin Jost and Michael Che are Swifties?

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Monahan did more digging and found out there were three adult brothers living in Boston who could have owned the canns, and DeAngelis guessed that they were made before Henry Vassall’s death in 1769.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessed

Verb

So this figured to be a different game than what was planned, with the Wolverines shorthanded on the bench and UConn having to function without its best player.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
She’s figured centrally in the government’s efforts to find and prosecute noncitizen voters.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of figured

Verb

Saturday Night Live host, actor and comedian Druski starred in a sketch that imagined a prelude to You Can See Everything, the metadocumentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Her parents could never have imagined on February 27, 1932, just how much their newborn baby would achieve artistically.

— Estrella Albendea Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 7 Nov. 2026

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