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trust

[truhst] / trʌst /








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What is another word for trust?
There may not be a substitute for trust in life, but there are a few different terms that can sometimes be used to replace the word. Trust is a form of confidence. Saying that you have trust in someone is often the same as saying you have confidence in them or that you place your hope or faith in them. Trust is often a firm belief that someone or something won’t let you down. Trust is also a verb meaning to have such confidence. To trust someone in this way is often to rely on, count on, depend on, or even believe in them. Having someone you can trust is having someone you can turn to. When two people trust each other, they can be said to have a mutual trust. The word trustworthiness is the noun form of the adjective trustworthy, which describes someone who has earned your trust. Someone who has trust in someone else can be described as trusting. Sometimes, this can imply that the person trusts others too easily. A similar (but less common) word is trustful. As a verb, trust can also mean something like presume, as in I trust we won’t have any problems here.
What is another word for a lack of trust?
A lack of trust is the absence of trust. Saying that there is a lack of trust may mean that there is no trust at all or that someone or something falls short of full trust. The opposite of trust is distrust. (The word mistrust often means the same thing but is less commonly used.) You may have doubts, misgivings, suspicions, or skepticism about someone or something that you distrust.

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Siblings, for all their relationship complexities, usually have deep experience arguing and making up, which has built trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The IMF has taken the government's Budget plans at face value and on trust.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

But the court order did not prohibit a sale or termination of the trust, lawyers for Janie and Joey argue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In a statement, the trust said following Chapman's death it had identified two possible incidents of staff "accessing or attempting to access incident/medical information" about the case.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Lemuel didn’t want to embarrass his host, but he did not trust this group.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Consider separate trusts for each of your sons.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The guidance also says staff facilities should be used by people based on their biological sex, while trusts should ensure enough alternatives to single-sex facilities, such as single-occupancy toilets, are offered.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Venu Srinivasan, vice-chairman of Tata Trusts and a nominee director on Tata Sons' board, has sought a probe into alleged governance lapses at some trusts.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The giant property stocks, real-estate investment trusts that own hundreds of thousands of apartments and single-family homes across the country, have been plunging for months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

A chance to get her papers comes from someone Lourdes trusts.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Skates spoke ahead of the Co-operative Movement conference on Saturday, where he will say that people in the region "should be trusted, empowered and respected in deciding what affects them".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In this case, a trusted family member or friend can be enormously helpful for receiving the occasional piece of mail, replacement credit card or other documents that still must be sent the old-fashioned way.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

But both wanted to learn whether A.I. translation could be trusted in high-stakes medicine.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Those monologues aren’t on cue cards; the comedians are trusted to do their thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

"We will tie ourselves together. None of us can be trusted not to stray."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

"Once the public has stopped trusting you, it's kind of a downward spiral," says associate professor Alison Taylor of New York University's Stern School of Business.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Or scrub it clean and build afresh, trusting that Jewish memory doesn’t need harsh visual aids to remain vigilant?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That Musk is considering working with another chip manufacturer could be viewed by investors “as a lack of confidence in trusting the future of his important endeavor to Intel alone,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Travel, she said, requires trusting yourself and trusting the journey.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“You have to stop being so trusting, Eonni.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh


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