Synonyms of believing

believing 1 of 2

adjective

as in convinced

Related Words

• convinced
• accepting
• confident
• unquestioning
• sure
• trusting
• unsuspecting
• certain
• secure
• overconfident
• unwary
• gullible
• confiding
• credulous
• unsuspicious
• childlike
• trustful
• naive
• hopeful
• unsophisticated
• dependent
• innocent
• reliant
• guileless
• simple
• artless

Dissimilar Words

• uncertain
• skeptical
• questioning
• doubtful
• doubting
• distrustful
• disbelieving
• mistrustful
• unbelieving
• unconvinced
• undecided
• unsure
• wary
• incredulous
• unpersuaded
• suspicious
• untrusting
• hesitant
• dubious
• leery
• trustless
• oversuspicious

believing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of believe

1

as in accepting

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

• accepting
• taking
• understanding
• trusting
• buying
• swallowing
• crediting
• assuming
• accounting
• presuming
• supposing
• setting store by
• deducing
• accrediting
• inferring
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• disbelieving
• discrediting
• doubting
• questioning
• suspecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• challenging
• disputing
• misdoubting

2

as in thinking

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

• thinking
• guessing
• imagining
• considering
• figuring
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• perceiving
• judging
• conceiving
• assuming
• holding
• regarding
• accepting
• allowing
• reckoning
• esteeming
• viewing
• trusting
• relying
• presuming
• depending
• concluding
• inferring
• presupposing
• deducing
• surmising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubting
• questioning
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• disbelieving
• mistrusting
• discrediting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of believing

Adjective

The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Verb

There was a freedom in not yet believing that every empty patch of time had to be put to some use. — Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Michael Steel traveled from Ventura County hoping for an upset victory Tuesday, believing his candidate struck enough of a bipartisan tone to win. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Still, the hiccup will do little to dissuade economists from believing that artificial intelligence will be a major driver of wealth gains in the coming years. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Bipartisan support for Israel in the US had already been eroding, with Democrats outraged at Israel over the death toll in the Gaza war and a growing number of Republicans believing the US has given it too much support. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026

Not knowing how a problem will be solved can sometimes feel frighteningly similar to believing it can’t be solved. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2026

Greg was firmly in the pro-commercialization camp, according to OpenAI researchers who’ve worked with him, believing that above all, AI can empower individuals to transform their own lives. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Leaders can acknowledge a difficult reality while still believing their actions—and their team’s—can improve it. — Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026

Nationwide’s research confirms this assumption is prevalent, with 58% believing Medicare is sufficient. — David Chavern, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026