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Believed
To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
📖 Definitions of "Believed"
verb
- 1
To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
"I believe there are faeries."
- 2
To accept that someone is telling the truth.
"Why did I ever believe you?"
- 3
To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
"After that night in the church, I believed."
- 4
To opine, think, reckon
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Believed"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| accredited | Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle. |
| admittedverb | (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration |
| adviceverb | Misspelling of advise. [(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.] |
| agreed | In harmony. |
| alleged | Asserted but not proved. |
| annuitiesnoun | (insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries. |
| arguedverb | (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle. |
| assumedverb | Supposed or presumed. |
| boughtnoun | (informal, politics) Compromised by money from special interests; corrupt. |
| concluded | having come or been brought to a conclusion |
| considered | Having been carefully thought out; maturely reflected upon. |
| contendedverb | (intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. |
| convinced | In a state of believing, especially from evidence but not necessarily. |
| createverb | (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) |
| createdverb | (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) |
| deemed | An accreditation awarded to higher educational institutions in India. |
| didnoun | Initialism of direct inward dialing. [The ability to make an external telephone call to an internal extension within an organization.] |
| dreamedverb | (intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| estimated | That is an estimate. |
| expected | Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. |
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