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adjective

as in convinced

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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

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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"

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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
The market does not reward investors simply for believing harder. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Shares of the software companies were up after Guggenheim upgraded both to buy, believing that artificial intelligence won’t be a death knell for the companies and attractive valuations in the stocks. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 1 July 2026 Before being diagnosed with OCD in the spring of 2024, Lederer had spent years believing many of her intrusive thoughts were uniquely hers. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 The Cubs targeted Cabrera in the offseason and acquired him via trade from the Miami Marlins, believing the talented 28-year-old righty was ready to take off. — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Thank you for believing in me on the days when believing wasn’t easy. — Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 He is chided for his opinions on race and for believing that women have less brainpower than men. — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Initially, fans suspected June 13 would be the perfect day for the star, believing that a summer Saturday on her favorite number 13 was kismet. — Bryan West, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believing
  1. convinced
  2. accepting
  3. thinking
  4. confident
  5. taking
  6. guessing
  7. unquestioning
  8. understanding
Adjective
  • Some may continue using the drug, delay or forgo treatments proven to be effective, or remain convinced that the drug is helpful despite accumulating evidence to the contrary.
    — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Bullard isn't as convinced inflation will unwind and thinks the Fed may have to act soon — before the November midterm election, even if there's a perception that an increase would be politically risky.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • Not Carrying Cash During the pandemic, Japan got a lot better about accepting digital payments, but there are still lots of places that only want cold, hard cash, especially small businesses.
    — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
  • The roughly 15-minute speech July 3 touched on his own biography while also spotlighting America's long history of accepting people from all corners of the world.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • But Atim is already thinking about how to further grow the character, and her direct-to-camera speech in Akasha’s final moments in the episode is a barn burner of fury and vengeance that will hopefully secure the series a fourth season.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 July 2026
  • Mahoney says, for example, many consumers tend to be myopic - being laser-focused on things like the upfront sticker price of a good or service, but not thinking about the overall cost and experience of dealing with a company.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026
Definition of thinking
Adjective
  • That next step could be booking a demo, applying for a job, completing a training, sharing the message internally or feeling more confident in the company.
    — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Of course, France is also looking incredibly strong as well, but the Spanish players are feeling confident.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Definition of confident
Verb
  • Tokyo — Japan may have its first ever female prime minister, but her government’s attempts to avoid a royal succession crisis are making the chances of a woman taking the imperial throne ever slimmer.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Since taking office, al-Zaidi has made a public show of cracking down on corruption.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of taking
Verb
  • Instead, Northstar also leans on positive signals, such as verifying when a message genuinely comes from a legitimate sender such as a bank or a retailer, so users aren’t left guessing whether a note purporting to be from Amazon is real.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • The Bot gets -1 for guessing in five and -1 for losing to me.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of guessing
Adjective
  • Unabashed, unquestioning loyalty is not.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Having stabilized his ship in orbit around the black hole, Dr Hans Reinhardt (a bizarre, OTT performance from Maximilian Schell) now plans to fly into it, assisted by an unquestioning crew of automatons with a very dark origin story.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of unquestioning
Verb
  • This tactical ideology is what gives Morocco an edge, understanding what works so well in Europe and adapting it to their player pool.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Those worries make sense, and understanding how bird flu spreads and what to watch for is the best way to protect your flock and yourself.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
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