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

Anyone who believes they were victimized by Lynch or has information relevant to the investigation is asked to contact Prince George’s County detectives. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Episode 4 begins with Stuart confined to a mental health facility, where he’s heavily medicated and quietly judged by a psychiatrist who believes his visions of alternate universes are all in his head. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Singh says the victim believes his appearance may have played a role in the attack. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

McDonald believes those types of errors can be cleaned up quickly. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Longwell believes that neither party is currently giving voters the choice of being simultaneously tough and fair, secure and humane, protective and decent. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Crommie believes that controlling the location and type of defects could become increasingly important as electronic components shrink. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

When the first tower collapsed, Deputy Chief Dunn believes that only a handful of firefighters actually had reached the fire floor, around the eightieth story of the building. — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Groups put on the list would have seven days of being noticed to object in writing and provide documentation the organization believes would counsel against the designation. — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026