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Synonyms of believe in English:

believe


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verb

1‘I don't believe you’

SYNONYMS
be convinced by, trust, have confidence in, consider honest, consider truthful
ANTONYMS

disbelieve

2‘if you believe that story you will believe anything’

SYNONYMS
regard as true, accept as true, accept, be convinced by, give credence to, credit, give credit to, trust, put confidence in, count on, rely on, depend on
informal swallow, swallow something hook, line, and sinker, fall for, go for, buy, take as gospel
ANTONYMS

disbelieve

3‘police believe they've identified the smuggler’

SYNONYMS
think, be of the opinion that, think it likely that, have an idea that, imagine, feel, have a feeling, hold, maintain, suspect, suppose, assume, presume, conjecture, surmise, postulate that, theorize that, conclude, come to the conclusion that, deduce
understand, be given to understand, take it, gather, fancy, guess, dare say
North American figure
informal reckon
archaic ween
ANTONYMS

doubt


Phrases

    believe in

    1‘Lucy wasn't sure if she believed in God or not’


    SYNONYMS
    be convinced of the existence of, be sure of the existence of, be persuaded of the existence of, believe in the existence of

    2‘she believed in the benefits of Turkish baths for slimming’


    SYNONYMS
    have faith in, pin one's faith on, trust in, have every confidence in, cling to, set store by, value, swear by, be convinced by, be persuaded by
    subscribe to, approve of, back, support, advocate, champion
    informal rate