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 When a mysterious Signal begins pulsing out near Pluto, the world goes still, leaving the skies open for what is believed to be first contact with extraterrestrials. —

Literary Hub, 1 June 2026 An explosion at a building believed to be storing explosives in northeastern Myanmar killed at least 46 people and injured dozens more, according to rescuers and others, flattening homes near the border with China. —

Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026 In a prior social media post, Bear, 38, said their family believed that Matt, who had a history of substance abuse and was estranged from his family, had ended his own life. —

Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 Santa Ana Police Department Police said that the suspect is believed to be between 18 and 25 years old and has long dark hair. —

Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 31 May 2026 Olten said it is believed to have opened in 1895 near the intersection of Prospect and Jenner streets. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 Botin said he had been told Saturday’s racing was effectively an exhibition match for the spectators, but Dylan Fletcher, the skipper of the British boat, believed the opposite. —

Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026 In 1776, few people believed this new version of self-government would last. —

John Stossel, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 Global sales target 350,000 The sales targets were believed to be very ambitious, although Genesis never revealed details. —

Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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Adams State bills itself as the first university in Colorado to offer direct admissions, meaning all graduates of San Luis Valley high schools and a few other districts across the state, including Adams County School District 14, are automatically accepted.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
That was also typical of childhood, when many strange and unsettling things were accepted without explanation.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026