believe
verb (used without object)
to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so.
believably
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a word derived from
believe.
Example Sentences
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She was a believing Christian and spoke often and believably of prayer, and of her prayers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
And yet “Steve,” sincere in its hardcore concern, believably acted, is too scattered and schematically plotted to fully pull us into the emotional toll and scruffy joys of this work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Imparting masterful restraint, Torres makes Eunice’s few outbursts feel believably contained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Things move fast and somehow both bizarrely and believably so at the start of this somewhat peculiar but endearing indie directed by Crystal Moselle and Harden.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Somehow, believably, I've got to get things back on track.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
