Synonyms for believe
bɪˈlivbe·lieve

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. believeverb

   Synonyms:
   confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust

   Antonyms:
   distrust, doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise, suspect

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. believeverb

   accept as true; take to be true

   "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

   Synonyms:
   consider, trust, conceive, think

   Antonyms:
   discredit, disbelieve

2. think, believe, consider, conceiveverb

   judge or regard; look upon; judge

   "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

   Synonyms:
   cerebrate, conceptualize, suppose, mean, reckon, debate, trust, weigh, view, conceptualise, deliberate, take, study, call up, see, guess, deal, moot, think, intend, opine, recollect, imagine, count, recall, turn over, call back, regard, gestate, consider, remember, cogitate, retrieve, conceive, look at

   Antonyms:
   discredit, disbelieve

3. believe, trustverb

   be confident about something

   "I believe that he will come back from the war"

   Synonyms:
   rely, desire, hope, commit, confide, intrust, bank, conceive, trust, consider, think, swear, entrust

   Antonyms:
   disbelieve, discredit

4. believeverb

   follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer

   "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"

   Synonyms:
   consider, trust, conceive, think

   Antonyms:
   disbelieve, discredit

5. believeverb

   credit with veracity

   "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"

   Synonyms:
   consider, trust, conceive, think

   Antonyms:
   disbelieve, discredit

Matched Categories

1. • Accept
   • Believe
   • Credit
   • Expect
   • Judge
   • Religion

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. devocalize

   accept as true;take to be true

   "we didn't believe his stories from the war"

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

2. faring

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

3. intercity

   accept as true ; take to be true

   we didn't believe his stories from the war

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

4. primary source

   accept as true; take to be true

   "we didn't believe his stories from the war"

   Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017  

5. risks

   accept as a true take to be a true

   we didn't believe his information

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

6. skype

   accept as true; take to be true

   "we didn't believe his stories from the war"

   Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  

7. smicker

   accept as true; take to be true

   "we didn't believe his stories from the war"

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

8. trust

   accept as something right

   i trust you a lot

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

9. trust

   accept as true ;take to be true

   "we didn't believe his stories from the war

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

10. trust

    accept as true take to be true

    we didn't believe his stories

    Submitted by iturboi69 on October 30, 2020  

11. trust

    accept as true, take to be true

    we didn' t believe his stories from the war

    Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

12. trust

    accept as true; take to be true

    "we didn't believe his stories from the war"

    Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2020  

13. trust

    accept as true;take to be true

    ''we didn't believe his stories from the war''

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

14. trust

    i need reliable safe and more then one web site asap

    i got a lot of work to do to start making money

    Submitted by topeshelf on May 8, 2020  

15. trust

    take to be true

    we didn't believe there was a bear on the street.

    Submitted by anonymous on March 29, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. believeverb

   Synonyms:
   credit, give credit to, think to be true, give faith to, put faith in, rely upon, make no doubt of, put confidence in

2. believeverb

   Synonyms:
   exercise faith, have faith, have a firm persuasion

3. believeverb

   Synonyms:
   think, suppose, conceive, fancy, apprehend, imagine, OPINE, be of opinion, entertain the idea, take it

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "believe":

   think, feel, consider, view, believing, guess, trust, find, anser, opinion, suggest, imagine, notice, see

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How to use believe in a sentence?

1. Ming Sing:

   As long as they don't strive for independence of Hong Kong with a large number of people, and push mainlanders to revolt against the Chinese Communist Party, I believe the red line is still quite far away.

2. Erica Spiegelman:

   I really believe that there are long-term issues that can come out of being too competitive at a young age, a show like ‘ Toddlers and Tiaras ’ which is a competition based on looks is going to be very psychologically damaging versus something like ‘ MasterChef Junior, ’ which is a little bit more healthy.

3. Mario M Cuomo:

   I said I didn't want to run for president. I didn't ask you to believe me.

4. Alan Rosen:

   This lawsuit is an effort to impugn the good reputation of the hard-working men and women of the Precinct One Constable's Office, i believe our system of due process works and that justice and truth will prevail as facts in this case come to light.

5. Vince Lombardi:

   I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour-this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear--is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle -- victorious.