そうは思えない

I don't think so

→ そう

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I don't think so A polite or neutral way to disagree with or doubt a previous statement. Literally, it means that the speaker cannot think of something as being so.

JA: 彼が本当に来るとは、そうは思えない。

EN: I don't think he's really coming.

そうは思えない

I don't think so.

— レザボア・ドッグス (1992)

そうは思えないねえ。

I don't think so.

残念だけど、そうは思えない。

Unfortunately, I don't think so.

そうは思えないがもうすぐできます

I don't think so, but it'll be ready soon.

— Article 15 (2019)