Synonyms of believe

believe

verb

1

as in to accept

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

• accept
• understand
• take
• trust
• buy
• swallow
• credit
• assume
• set store on
• presume
• suppose
• set store by
• account
• conclude
• infer
• deduce
• accredit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reject
• doubt
• suspect
• disbelieve
• discredit
• question
• distrust
• challenge
• dispute
• mistrust
• misdoubt

2

as in to think

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

• think
• guess
• imagine
• consider
• feel
• figure
• suppose
• deem
• conceive
• perceive
• judge
• assume
• reckon
• hold
• allow
• accept
• regard
• presume
• esteem
• view
• rely
• depend
• trust
• conclude
• surmise
• infer
• presuppose
• deduce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubt
• suspect
• question
• reject
• distrust
• discredit
• mistrust
• disbelieve

Phrases Containing believe

• make believe