believes

How many syllables in believes?

There are 2 syllables in the word believes.

Divide believes into syllables:

be · lieves

How to pronounce believes:

Synonyms for believes:

accepts

assume

assumes

buys

conclude

conjecture

consider

credits

deem

estimate

gather

guess

imagine

judge

maintain

postulate

presume

reckon

speculate

suppose

surmise

swallows

takes

think

trusts

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Antonyms for believes:

accosts

addresses

argues

battles

calls in question

calls into question

calls out

challenges

combats

comes to blows with

confronts

contends

contests

contradicts

controverts

counters

debates

defies

demurs about

demurs against

denies

denounces

disagrees with

disapproves of

disproves

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