as in to deny
to think not to be true or real
many disbelieved the medium's claims that she could communicate with the spirits of the dead
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Recent Examples of disbelieve
For many Americans, there might be a temptation to disbelieve the enormity of what has happened in the Gaza Strip.
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers inclined to theorize their way to some baroque explanation are naturally going to disbelieve what’s right there in front of them.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The higher-ups are disbelieving, but Alex points out that the network has a fancy new AI that can replicate her voice in a zillion languages.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers inclined to theorize their way to some baroque explanation are naturally going to disbelieve what’s right there in front of them.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
And a woman can behave perfectly and still be disbelieved.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
The higher-ups are disbelieving, but Alex points out that the network has a fancy new AI that can replicate her voice in a zillion languages.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbelieve
deny
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Aljorna and Sosa-Celis denied assaulting the officer.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Decades later, Faraci cooperated with Modrowski’s lawyer during the post-conviction proceedings and submitted two affidavits in 2019 and 2011 denying Modrowski was involved, court records show.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Disbelieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbelieve. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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