BELIEVING Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in convinced

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verb

present participle of believe

as in accepting

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

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as in thinking

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

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Recent Examples of believing

Adjective

The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Verb

Hoyer shockingly stole Counsell from the Brewers three years ago with the lure of the biggest managerial contract ever, believing Counsell’s obvious skills and brains would help strengthen the Cubs and weaken the Brewers. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 In July of 1890, believing himself a failure as an artist and a man, Vincent shot himself in the chest. — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 By the time his daughter shows up, flanked by her mom and upright dentist stepdad, Lee’s moved on from scolding the room to thanking his mother for believing him. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 There are plenty of theories swirling around the internet, with many believing Rosalía’s legs are, well, fake. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 Karen Lichtman, an independent filmmaker from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, spent decades believing her grandparents were the first in her family to immigrate to the United States from Eastern Europe. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Americans are also increasingly believing the tech is doing more harm than good, according to a recent Gallup poll. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026 The Falcons previously signed Samson Ebukam in free agency, believing his 2023 sack production with the Colts would return in his second year removed from an Achilles injury. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for believing

Adjective

Tal Liani, an analyst for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, isn’t convinced that will happen.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Analysts are less convinced, saying the initial shipments are modest relative to the global market, while damaged Russian refineries and logistical hurdles raise questions about how quickly the fuel can arrive.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of convinced

Verb

After arriving at the hospital and spending nearly an hour with hospital staff filling out paperwork, I was handed another form accepting financial responsibility.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
So the witches must find the son to stop him from accepting the role.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of accepting

Verb

Is denying that the Civil War took place so much more extreme than believing in Pizzagate or thinking that vaccines contain hidden tracking devices?

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Theo was thinking about quitting his job to start his own business, which meant, for a time, no income.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of thinking

Adjective

But that concern has been addressed here thanks to the aforementioned brake upgrades, which deliver confident stopping power at speed as well as excellent pedal feel.

— Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Jim is confident Kimberly-Clark can unlock value from the Tylenol maker, which was spun off from healthcare giant and Club name Johnson & Johnson in 2023 and struggled to find its footing as a standalone entity.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of confident

Verb

Unlike traditional sports betting, prediction markets function more like exchanges, with participants taking positions against one another rather than against a house.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
During a recent town hall at the Ivy League school, one student raised the question of a Greek life ban, asking student organizers if taking that step might improve the culture on campus.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of taking

Verb

LaBranche has become a master of sleight of hand and confusing defenses as the Warriors utilize a ton of misdirection and a plethora of running backs to keep the opposition guessing about who is getting the ball.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026
Despite the cookie-cutter nature of the main plot elements, a few star writers emerged who were able to keep readers guessing.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of guessing

Adjective

Vaccarello was not about unquestioning reverence, but relevance; a sort of ideological deconstruction that might have roots in his Belgian training.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
The movie treats its main character with a devotion as unquestioning as the canine does.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of unquestioning

Verb

This theory, also known as active inference or the free energy principle, has become one of the most important frameworks in neuroscience for understanding how the brain works as a whole.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Once reunited with his old friends in the endless fields, play becomes his way of discovering and understanding life.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

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