| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accept | Regard as true or valid. |
| 2. | acknowledge | Accept as true or real. |
| 3. | admit | Accept reluctantly as true. |
| 4. | affirm | Declare as true. |
| 5. | assert | State firmly as true. |
| 6. | assume | Take as true without proof. |
| 7. | aver | State confidently as true. |
| 8. | avow | Openly declare belief or support. |
| 9. | bank on | Rely on with confidence. |
| 10. | be certain | Feel sure something is true. |
| 11. | be confident | Feel sure or trusting. |
| 12. | be convinced | Feel certain about truth. |
| 13. | be of the opinion | Hold a particular view. |
| 14. | be persuaded | Have been convinced. |
| 15. | be positive | Feel completely sure. |
| 16. | be satisfied | Accept after enough evidence. |
| 17. | be sure | Feel confident something is true. |
| 18. | buy | Informally accept as true. |
| 19. | claim | State as true. |
| 20. | concede | Admit something is true. |
| 21. | conclude | Decide after considering evidence. |
| 22. | conjecture | Form an opinion without proof. |
| 23. | consider | Regard in a particular way. |
| 24. | construe | Interpret in a particular way. |
| 25. | contend | Argue or maintain as true. |
| 26. | count on | Rely on confidently. |
| 27. | credit | Accept as true or trustworthy. |
| 28. | deduce | Reach by logical reasoning. |
| 29. | deem | Consider or judge to be. |
| 30. | defer to | Trust another’s judgment. |
| 31. | depend on | Trust for support or reliability. |
| 32. | divine | Infer or guess intuitively. |
| 33. | embrace | Accept a belief willingly. |
| 34. | endorse | Support or approve a view. |
| 35. | espouse | Support or adopt a belief. |
| 36. | expect | Think something will happen. |
| 37. | fall for | Believe something deceptive. |
| 38. | fancy | Imagine or suppose. |
| 39. | favor | Prefer or support a view. |
| 40. | feel | Have a personal opinion. |
| 41. | figure | Informally think or conclude. |
| 42. | find convincing | Consider persuasive or true. |
| 43. | find credible | Consider believable. |
| 44. | find plausible | Consider likely true. |
| 45. | gather | Understand or infer informally. |
| 46. | give credence to | Accept as possibly true. |
| 47. | give credit to | Accept as believable. |
| 48. | go along with | Accept or agree with. |
| 49. | grant | Accept as true for argument. |
| 50. | guess | Suppose without being certain. |
| 51. | have confidence in | Trust strongly. |
| 52. | have faith in | Trust or hold religious faith. |
| 53. | have no doubt | Feel completely certain. |
| 54. | hold | Maintain as an opinion. |
| 55. | hypothesize | Suppose as a possible explanation. |
| 56. | imagine | Suppose or think possible. |
| 57. | infer | Conclude from evidence or reasoning. |
| 58. | intuit | Know or believe instinctively. |
| 59. | judge | Form an opinion about. |
| 60. | know | Feel certain is true. |
| 61. | look on | Regard in a certain way. |
| 62. | look upon | Regard in a certain way. |
| 63. | maintain | Assert as true or valid. |
| 64. | opine | Express or hold an opinion. |
| 65. | own | Admit or acknowledge. |
| 66. | perceive | Regard or understand mentally. |
| 67. | place credence in | Trust or accept as true. |
| 68. | posit | Assume or put forward as true. |
| 69. | postulate | Assume as a basis. |
| 70. | presume | Suppose as likely or true. |
| 71. | profess | Claim to hold a belief. |
| 72. | put faith in | Place trust or confidence in. |
| 73. | put trust in | Rely on someone or something. |
| 74. | realize | Come to understand as true. |
| 75. | reason | Conclude by logical thinking. |
| 76. | reckon | Informally think or suppose. |
| 77. | recognize | Accept as true or valid. |
| 78. | regard | Consider in a specified way. |
| 79. | rely on | Trust for support or truth. |
| 80. | repose trust in | Place trust in formally. |
| 81. | see | Understand or regard as true. |
| 82. | speculate | Form an uncertain opinion. |
| 83. | subscribe to | Agree with a belief or idea. |
| 84. | suppose | Think something is likely true. |
| 85. | surmise | Suppose from slight evidence. |
| 86. | suspect | Think likely, often without proof. |
| 87. | swallow | Accept too readily as true. |
| 88. | swear by | Trust or recommend strongly. |
| 89. | take as gospel | Accept as completely true. |
| 90. | take as true | Accept as factual. |
| 91. | take for granted | Assume as true or certain. |
| 92. | take it | Understand or assume. |
| 93. | take on faith | Accept without proof. |
| 94. | theorize | Form a theory or belief. |
| 95. | think | Hold a particular opinion. |
| 96. | trust | Rely on as true or dependable. |
| 97. | understand | Believe from information received. |
| 98. | uphold | Support as true or right. |
| 99. | view | Regard in a particular way. |
| 100. | vouch for | Support as true or reliable. |
