Words Like BELIEVE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to BELIEVE.

30 Alternative Words Similar to believe

1 Believe Verb      Synonym Words Like Believe
2 Conceive Verb      Synonym Words Like Conceive
3 Anticipate Verb      Synonym Words Like Anticipate
4 Expect Verb      Synonym Words Like Expect
5 Think Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Think
6 Consider Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Consider
7 Regard Verb      Hyponym Words Like Regard
8 Reckon Verb      Hyponym Words Like Reckon
9 See Verb      Hyponym Words Like See
10 Evaluate Verb      Hypernym Words Like Evaluate
11 Judge Verb      Hypernym Words Like Judge
12 Rely Verb      Hyponym Words Like Rely
13 Buy Verb      Hyponym Words Like Buy
14 Trust Verb      Hyponym Words Like Trust
15 Infer Verb      Hyponym Words Like Infer
16 Swear Verb      Hyponym Words Like Swear
17 Swallow Verb      Hyponym Words Like Swallow
18 Bank Verb      Hyponym Words Like Bank
19 Accept Verb      Hypernym Words Like Accept
20 Credit Verb      Hypernym Words Like Credit
21 Understand Verb      Hyponym Words Like Understand
22 View Verb      Hyponym Words Like View
23 Repute Verb      Hyponym Words Like Repute
24 Esteem Verb      Hyponym Words Like Esteem
25 Hold Verb      Hyponym Words Like Hold
26 Feel Verb      Hyponym Words Like Feel
27 Misbelieve Verb      Hyponym Words Like Misbelieve
28 Suppose Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Suppose
29 Believing Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Believing
30 Disbelieve Verb      Antonym Words Like Disbelieve

7 examples of believe

1 to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine
2 I think that he is her boyfriend
3 I believe her to be very smart
4 The racist conceives such people to be inferior
5 She believes in spirits
6 We didn't believe his stories from the War
7 Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?

10 definitions of believe

1 To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider.
2 To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
3 To think; to suppose.
4 follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
5 judge or regard; look upon; judge
6 accept as true; take to be true
7 be confident about something
8 credit with veracity
9 To accept as true or real: Do you believe the news stories?
10 To credit with veracity: I believe you.
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