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

By the time Wade was making his decision, league sources said, there was an inkling that the Sixers’ pursuit of Brown had become serious enough that those involved believed there was a legitimate chance a deal could happen. — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Paul Stuart has long been known for its soft-shoulder look in tailoring and is believed to have been the first American retailer to bring side vents to the States, as well as the three-button suit. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

However, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Friday that the acts were believed to have been committed by a single activist in connection with climate extremism. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Trump, meanwhile, has long believed that the best way to win elections is to have himself as a candidate. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Among the most mature organizations, 88% to 92% believed the changes ahead would have a positive impact on their business. — Neil Araujo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Since antiquity, people have believed that planting a mulberry tree in front of one’s house is unlucky. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Among them are hundreds of workers believed to be stuck inside large underground tunnels connected to hydroelectric power plants. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Many of them are workers believed to be trapped inside a dozen hydro-power plants. — Greg Dixon, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026