believe | Definition of believe

Synonyms and Antonyms of believe

1 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 of believe

accept, buy, credit, swallow, take, trust

Words Related to believe

account, accredit, understand

assume, presume, suppose

conclude, deduce, infer

Phrases Synonymous with believe

set store by (or on)

Near Antonyms of believe

distrust, doubt, misdoubt, mistrust, question, suspect

challenge, dispute

Antonyms of believe

disbelieve, discredit, reject

2 to have as an opinion

despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"

Synonyms of believe

allow [chiefly Southern & Midland], conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon [chiefly dialect], suppose, think

Words Related to believe

accept, perceive

depend, rely, trust

assume, presume, presuppose, surmise

conclude, deduce, infer

Near Antonyms of believe

distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect

disbelieve, discredit, reject