Synonyms of believes

believes

verb

present tense third-person singular of believe

1

as in accepts

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

• accepts
• understands
• takes
• trusts
• buys
• swallows
• credits
• assumes
• presumes
• accounts
• supposes
• sets store by
• concludes
• infers
• deduces
• accredits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• disbelieves
• discredits
• suspects
• doubts
• distrusts
• questions
• challenges
• mistrusts
• disputes
• misdoubts

2

as in thinks

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

• thinks
• considers
• imagines
• feels
• deems
• figures
• supposes
• guesses
• conceives
• perceives
• judges
• assumes
• holds
• reckons
• accepts
• allows
• esteems
• regards
• relies
• presumes
• depends
• presupposes
• trusts
• concludes
• views
• surmises
• infers
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• doubts
• distrusts
• rejects
• questions
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believes

Compared to Chalamet, another leading man with great range but more naked ambition than Pattinson, the British star’s self-effacing personality comes across as more endearing, Weekman believes. — David MacK, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

The Democratic Party believes government should focus on the greater good for the country and its people. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Puck reported the threat on Tuesday, following a similar report in Semafor last month, and adding that Paramount CEO David Ellison believes the move would save the company $500 million a year in taxes. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

The company believes its advantage lies in a widening total addressable market. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

The company believes this method is helpful for missions where underwater threats are hard to spot and track for long times. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

The museum believes a structured and organized gang was responsible for the theft, which the alarm interrupted, local media reported. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Luria believes that the market will give companies license to spend so long as their revenues are growing at a faster pace than capex while still increasing margins. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

With four months left in the year, though, Borchadt believes Illinois may top Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 2015. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026