100 Words to Use Instead of “Believe”

100 Words to Use Instead of

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.