widely believed

idiom

: according to most people's belief

She was widely believed to be guilty.

Examples of widely believed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In December 2024, Nissan and Honda announced a plan to merge, an unlikely alliance widely believed to have been orchestrated by the Japanese government to keep Nissan from falling into foreign ― likely Chinese or Taiwanese ― hands. —Mark Phelan, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons already. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025

Farther afield, Beijing has tacitly supported Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and is widely believed to be responsible for major cyber-interference in Western infrastructure. —Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025

For years, it’s been widely believed and reported that the historic event took place at a Victorian house at 43 S. Fifth St., which was later moved to make way for City Hall’s construction more than 20 years ago. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for widely believed

• achieved
• aggrieved
• bereaved
• conceived
• deceived
• perceived
• received
• relieved
• reprieved
• retrieved
• upheaved
• cleaved