"believe" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: accept - consider or hold as true
subtypes:
- infer, understand - believe to be the case
- swallow - believe or accept without questioning or challenge
- buy - accept as true
- believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
- trust - have confidence or faith in
- believe in - have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
subtypes:
- hold - remain committed to
- rethink - change one's mind
- think - dispose the mind in a certain way
- be known as, esteem, know as, look on, look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, think of - look on as or consider
- feel - have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- consider, reckon, regard, see, view - deem to be
same as: conceive, consider, think
is a type of: anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely

same as: trust
referred to in: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

is a type of: believe - accept as true; take to be true

subtypes: misbelieve - hold a false or unorthodox belief
is a type of: credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of