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adjective

as in convinced

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believing

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verb

present participle of believe
1
as in accepting
to regard as right or true only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal

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2
as in thinking
to have as an opinion despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"

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Recent Examples of believing
Adjective
The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Julie Pierre, the 21-year-old owner of Roll and Dough, which operates out of a commissary kitchen in Sunrise, took to social media after the rolls went missing, initially believing they had been stolen. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 For the past four years, Mann has taken her three children, now 16, 14 and 12, out of school for major trips around the world, believing travel plays an important role in raising smart, well-rounded kids. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Some hunters have a hard time believing anyone who killed such a massive buck would not enter it in the record books to claim the title of having taken a world-record whitetail. — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 The 6-foot-2, 214-pound Wingo helped recruit Coleman to Texas, believing Coleman’s big-play ability would create more opportunities for himself. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 San Manuel Nation, a partner of the Dodgers for more than a decade, is actively fighting against prediction markets, believing their availability in California violates tribal sovereignty. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Analysts are confident in CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround, believing same-store sales momentum can continue and earnings can surprise to the upside. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 At the Texas and Connecticut trials, victims’ relatives testified that Jones’ followers — believing his claims that the shooting didn’t happen — subjected them to death and rape threats, in-person harassment and abusive comments on social media. — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Priscilla ultimately allows Lucky and John to get off scot-free, believing that Lucky was the only other woman who truly loved her son. — Max Gao, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believing
  1. convinced
  2. accepting
  3. thinking
  4. confident
  5. taking
  6. guessing
  7. unquestioning
  8. understanding
Adjective
  • While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cameron keeps upping the ante, until one becomes convinced the T-1000 is well-nigh invincible.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • So deep are the divisions that hardliners have accused officials of deliberately mismanaging the economic crisis to pressure an exhausted public into accepting a deal.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Miller and Young each received two-year prison sentences but were released shortly after accepting the plea agreement.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accepting
Verb
  • The play depends on the creeping eeriness of thinking your place of comfort has been corrupted and undercut by evil.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Anyway, please consider thinking that Jimmy deserves an Emmy.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinking
Adjective
  • Other than that, he’s never seemed confident that the future will turn out all right, although he’s kept on working out his worries onscreen, forever hunting for flakes of hope in the rubble.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Coyote first hoodwinks and then forces Kevin into his lawsuit plans, taking Acme to task in a way the corporation, confident in its imperviousness, finds laughable.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of confident
Verb
  • At this late juncture in the season, the instability of the Akira One’s revolving-door crew is taking its toll.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
  • According to the memo, Google will begin taking electric service in February 2027 and will ramp up to full capacity by October 2029.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of taking
Verb
  • That’s 1 point for me immediately taken away for losing to the Bot, who gets 2 for guessing in two and 1 for beating me.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But will the new Fed boss keep investors guessing on the central bank’s rate path and his views on the Treasury’s intervention in the bond market?
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of guessing
Adjective
  • Questioning and unquestioning love; a pandemic; some pregnancies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Unabashed, unquestioning loyalty is not.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of unquestioning
Verb
  • His drive, his motor, understanding his role, just being there for his teammates.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For drivers wondering what a car warranty actually covers, understanding the basics upfront can prevent surprises when a claim relies on proof of regular maintenance.
    — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of understanding

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“Believing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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