100 Words to Use Instead of “Believe”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Abide by	Accept and follow as true.
2.	Accept	Take as true or valid.
3.	Accredit	Accept as valid or true.
4.	Acknowledge	Recognize as true or real.
5.	Adopt	Take up as one’s own view.
6.	Advocate	Support a view as right.
7.	Affirm	State confidently as true.
8.	Agree	Share the same opinion.
9.	Allege	Claim without proof.
10.	Allow	Let be the case.
11.	Appreciate	Recognize the significance of.
12.	Apprehend	Understand or grasp as true.
13.	Ascribe	Attribute as true of something.
14.	Assent	Express approval or agreement.
15.	Assume	Take for granted without proof.
16.	Attest	Declare something is true.
17.	Back	Support as accurate or right.
18.	Bank on	Rely on with confidence.
19.	Be convinced	Hold as certainly true.
20.	Be sure	Feel certain about something.
21.	Bet on	Expect confidently.
22.	Buy	Accept as true or credible.
23.	Certify	Formally confirm as true.
24.	Claim	Assert something as true.
25.	Cling to	Hold firmly to a view.
26.	Concede	Admit as true reluctantly.
27.	Concur	Agree in opinion or judgment.
28.	Confide	Trust someone with confidence.
29.	Confirm	Verify as true or correct.
30.	Consider	Regard in a particular way.
31.	Count on	Rely on as certain.
32.	Credit	Believe or trust in.
33.	Credit as true	Accept as accurate.
34.	Deem	Judge or regard as.
35.	Depend on	Rely on as trustworthy.
36.	Detect	Discover or notice something true.
37.	Doubt not	Be confident; feel no doubt.
38.	Endorse	Publicly support as valid.
39.	Entertain	Consider as possible or true.
40.	Esteem	Regard highly; value as true.
41.	Expect	Think likely to happen.
42.	Fall for	Be deceived into accepting.
43.	Fathom	Understand the meaning or truth.
44.	Figure	Think or conclude.
45.	Find credible	Judge as believable.
46.	Follow	Accept as guidance or truth.
47.	Foresee	Regard as likely in future.
48.	Gather	Infer from what is known.
49.	Go along with	Accept or agree with.
50.	Grant	Accept as true for now.
51.	Guess	Form an uncertain opinion.
52.	Hold	Maintain as an opinion.
53.	Hold as true	Regard as correct.
54.	Hope	Desire and expect something true.
55.	Hypothesize	Propose as a tentative explanation.
56.	Imagine	Form a mental picture; suppose.
57.	Infer	Conclude from evidence and reasoning.
58.	Judge	Form an opinion or conclusion.
59.	Know	Be certain through understanding or evidence.
60.	Lean toward	Favor as more likely true.
61.	Learn	Come to know as true.
62.	Like to think	Prefer to regard as true.
63.	Maintain	Assert as true over time.
64.	Make out	Discern or understand as true.
65.	Mean	Intend or signify as true.
66.	Note	Recognize or observe as true.
67.	Notice	Become aware of something true.
68.	Opine	State an opinion.
69.	Perceive	Become aware; interpret as true.
70.	Pin hopes on	Rely on with expectation.
71.	Place faith in	Trust strongly in someone or something.
72.	Postulate	Assume as a basis for reasoning.
73.	Presume	Suppose true with some confidence.
74.	Profess	Claim openly, often sincerely.
75.	Put faith in	Trust deeply.
76.	Put stock in	Rely on as trustworthy.
77.	Put trust in	Rely on with confidence.
78.	Reckon	Think or suppose.
79.	Recognize	Acknowledge as true or valid.
80.	Regard	Consider in a particular way.
81.	Rely on	Depend on as reliable.
82.	Respect	Hold as worthy of trust.
83.	See	Understand or accept as true.
84.	Sense	Feel or intuit as true.
85.	Settle on	Decide a view is correct.
86.	Share	Hold the same view.
87.	Suppose	Assume something is true.
88.	Suspect	Think likely without proof.
89.	Swallow	Accept reluctantly as true.
90.	Take as read	Accept as already established.
91.	Take for granted	Assume without questioning.
92.	Take on trust	Accept without verification.
93.	Take to be	Regard as being the case.
94.	Take to heart	Accept sincerely and deeply.
95.	Think	Hold an opinion.
96.	Trust	Rely on as honest or true.
97.	Understand	Grasp meaning; accept as true.
98.	Validate	Confirm as accurate or true.
99.	Value	Regard as important and true.
100.	Vouch for	Assert as reliable or true.