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

Fans are frustrated, believing the team is squandering Curry's title window, especially as former GM Bob Myers thrives with the Sixers. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Many of us grew up believing that running the dishwasher was wasteful, in terms of both electricity and water. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026

But eagle-eyed fans took this to another level, believing even the color of the couch was an easter egg. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

But pictures, texts and DNA evidence kept law enforcement from believing it. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Others like the look and resume of Levi, believing a younger goalie can carry the load for the next several seasons. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 24 July 2026

When the two begin dating, David’s older brother, the practical-minded Linus (Harrison Ford), tries to break them up, believing their courtship to be bad for the family image. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Fortunately for Dias — and the Outlaws — someone in the room never stopped believing. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Guzman and Fenicle have invested heavily in mentoring their agents, believing that great outcomes for clients start with agents who are supported and generally engaged in the work. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 22 July 2026