Doubt
Doubt verb - To have no trust or confidence in.
Usage example: I doubt that you can do all that you say
Rely
Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It was later revealed that mages keep their Masquerade protected by spells put in place to heighten people's ability to disbelieve information (they also rely on people's inherent ability to doubt).
Source: Weirdness Censor - Usually they rely on Goofy and PJ respectively to get the job done, though Goofy often causes more problems than he solves and PJ is almost always totally set against the plan which he will often criticize for being stupid or at least doubt that it will work.
Source: Zany Scheme
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