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

The remains of a third service member who is believed to be the soldier missing after the Jordan attacks will also be returned, the official said, as well as the remains of a soldier killed in Iraq during a detonation of an Iranian drone. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Emery believed Rashford at his best was one of the most threatening attackers in the world and backed himself and his support network to rejuvenate the player. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Police also found bloody shoeprints throughout the apartment that, based on their size, were believed to belong to a woman, according to the affidavit. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

The facility is believed to not yet be operational, with construction ongoing. — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

That’s because these individuals are believed not to have met the list’s eligibility threshold, which generally is having worked one day on a union project in a three-year period, in this case between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2026. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

There has been little progress in finding the outbreak’s source, despite the false positive test of Taylor Farms’ lettuce, after investigators believed it was linked to produce supplied to Taco Bell in five states. — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

What was initially believed to be just a scratch started swelling over the next several hours, causing severe pain and an injury the size of a baseball. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Witnesses reportedly believed the fatal crash was the result of two vehicles racing on Crenshaw Boulevard. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026