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Synonyms of believe

9 similar words · 5 opposite words

Another word for believe is credit. Other synonyms of believe are feel, trust, understand and see. The opposite of believe is doubt.

Synonyms and similar words for believe

verbTo accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

  • understandTo believe or infer, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge.
  • feelTo think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
  • see
  • buy informalTo accept as true; to believe.
  • swallow informalTo accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
  • creditTo believe; to put credence in.

verbTo accept that someone is telling the truth.

verbTo opine, think, reckon.

Opposite of believe

verbMore antonyms

  • disbelieveTo not believe; to exercise disbelief.

verbAntonym(s) of “to accept as true without certainty”.

  • doubtTo consider questionable or unlikely; to hesitate to believe; to lack confidence in; to question.

verbAntonym(s) of “to accept someone's telling as true”.

Meaning of believe

  1. verb To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
  2. verb To accept that someone is telling the truth.
  3. verb To have been convinced by rational means to accept the truth of a proposition.

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Questions about synonyms of believe

What is another word for believe?
Believe has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as credit, feel, trust, understand and see.
What is the opposite of believe?
The opposite of believe is doubt. Other antonyms of believe are suspect, disbelieve and distrust.
What does believe mean?
Believe means to accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: believe (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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