Believe and Refuse

Opposite meaning words

Believe verb - To regard as right or true.

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Refuse is an antonym for believe in trust topic.

Nearby Words: believed, believer

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Believe is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

girl	believe girl	refuse girl
guy	believe guy	refuse guy
people	believe people	refuse people
idea	believe idea	refuse idea
Other words: time, way, nothing, anyone.

They just refuse to believe that it is the cause of Donovan's problems, preferring to believe instead that he is just worthless on his own and that the demon parasite isn't causing him any harm.

Source: Roleplay / Shadow Quest
Tim Brooke-Taylor, known from The Goodies, has said that people refuse to believe he co-wrote the sketch.

Source: Older Than They Think / Live-Action TV
His grandparents especially refuse to believe that slavery exists in the Nine Worlds.

Source: Literature / Citizen of the Galaxy

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