Antonyms for believed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-leev |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈliv |
Definition of believed
Origin :- Old English belyfan "to believe," earlier geleafa (Mercian), gelefa (Northumbrian), gelyfan (West Saxon) "believe," from Proto-Germanic *ga-laubjan "to believe," perhaps literally "hold dear, love" (cf. Old Saxon gilobian "believe," Dutch geloven, Old High German gilouben, German glauben), ultimately a compound based on PIE *leubh- "to care, desire, love" (see belief).
- Spelling beleeve is common till 17c.; then altered, perhaps by influence of relieve, etc. To believe on instead of in was more common in 16c. but now is a peculiarity of theology; believe of also sometimes was used in 17c. Related: Believed (formerly occasionally beleft); believing. Expression believe it or not attested by 1874; Robert Ripley's newspaper cartoon of the same name is from 1918. Emphatic you better believe attested from 1854.
- verb trust, rely on
- verb assume or suppose
- I have sought for thee throughout the world, and at last I believed thee dead.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The fable is fanciful and pleasing in itself; but will it not hereafter be believed as reality?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Might not the same history be told of much that is believed?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I do not presume to decide whether all that is believed has the inward significancy.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- It had been folly enough while he believed that she stood ready to accept him and his wealth.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The old farmer had believed the solemn words of the impostor.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The government of Sir Robert Peel was believed to be of immovable strength.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- She could never have believed she could have felt such a pang.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Her mind was just about as deep, he believed, as the tiny collar she was measuring.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- "I would'nt have believed it possible," she declared, vastly impressed.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
Synonyms for believed
- accept
- accredit
- admit
- affirm
- attach weight to
- be certain of
- be convinced of
- be credulous
- be of the opinion
- buy
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- count on
- credit
- deem
- expect
- fall for
- feel
- gather
- give credence to
- guess
- have
- have faith in
- have no doubt
- hold
- imagine
- judge
- keep the faith
- lap up
- maintain
- place confidence in
- posit
- postulate
- presume
- presume true
- presuppose
- reckon
- reckon on
- regard
- rest assured
- sense
- speculate
- suppose
- suspect
- swallow
- swear by
- take
- take as gospel
- take at one's word
- take for granted
- take it
- think
- trust
- understand
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