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   Be·lieve

   /bəˈlēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of: "the superintendent believed Lancaster's story" Similar be convinced bytrusthave confidence inconsider honestconsider truthfulregard as trueaccept as trueacceptbe convinced bygive credence tocreditgive credit totrustput confidence incount onrely ondepend oninformal:swallowswallow something hook, line, and sinkerfall forgo forbuytake as gospelOpposite disbelievedisbelieve
   • ▪ accept the statement of (someone) as true: "he didn't believe her or didn't want to know"
   • ▪ have faith, especially religious faith: "there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe"
   • ▪ feel sure that someone is capable of doing something: "I wouldn't have believed it of Lois—what an extraordinary woman!"
   • 2. hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose: "I believe we've already met" Similar thinkbe of the opinion thatthink it likely thathave an idea thatimaginefeelhave a feelingholdmaintainsuspectsupposeassumepresumeconjecturesurmisepostulate thattheorize thatconcludecome to the conclusion thatdeduceunderstandbe given to understandtake itgatherfancyguessdare sayfigureinformal:reckonarchaic:weenOpposite doubt

   Word Origin late Old Englishbelȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

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   Synonyms for BELIEVE: accept, understand, take, trust, buy, swallow, credit, assume; Antonyms of BELIEVE: reject, doubt, suspect, disbelieve, discredit, question, distrust, challenge.

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   Antonym and example. disbelieve. formal. She chooses to disbelieve the evidence. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of believe. Learn more. To believe someone or something means to think something is true, or to think that what someone says is true. Cambridge English Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press.

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   Synonyms for BELIEF: credit, faith, axiom, certainty, assurance, conviction, credence, principle; Antonyms of BELIEF: doubt, disbelief, unbelief, discredit, uncertainty, skepticism, nonbelief, suspicion.

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   Another way to say Believe? Synonyms for Believe (other words and phrases for Believe).

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   Synonyms and antonyms of belief in English. belief. noun. These are words and phrases related to belief. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of belief. The prevailing belief is that Mars is uninhabited. It is my belief that it's going to rain. Synonyms. conviction. firm notion. opinion. view. theory.

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   Thesaurus for Believe. Related terms for believe - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with believe.

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   Definition. to think, assume, or suppose. I believe you have something of mine. Synonyms. think. consider. I had always considered myself a strong, competent woman. judge. It is important to judge the weight of your washing load.

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    v past p. believe. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Verb: accept as true. Synonyms:

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    Synonyms for BELIEVES: accepts, understands, takes, trusts, buys, swallows, credits, assumes; Antonyms of BELIEVES: rejects, disbelieves, discredits, suspects, doubts, distrusts, questions, challenges.