disbelieve

Questions about disbelieve

What does disbelieve mean?

disbelieve means "reject as false; refuse to accept".

How many syllables are in disbelieve?

disbelieve has 3 syllables: dis-be-lieve. The stress falls on "lieve". In IPA it is /dɪsbəˈliv/.

What is another word for disbelieve?

Close synonyms include discredit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of disbelieve?

The recorded antonyms are believe.

Is disbelieve a common word?

disbelieve is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with disbelieve?

5 words rhyme with disbelieve. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.