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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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Does the text message provide meaningful evidence of that arrangement, even if there was no formal trust or account in the girls’ names?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The firm already restructured another underperforming real-estate investment trust in January, selling $9 billion of commercial-property mortgages to the firm’s insurance company, Athene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

A spokesperson for the trust said that, following operational and workforce assessments, inpatient maternity care at Craigavon had been identified as the safest and most sustainable arrangement for maintaining services.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

"We trust that the Venezuelan authorities and all political actors will seize this opportunity to advance an inclusive, Venezuelan-led dialogue towards free and fair elections," EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

My horoscope did say I should trust someone.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Shares of real estate investment trusts that lease data centers to hyperscalers like Meta and Amazon were falling Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Caroline trusts her gut, while I’m more deliberate, analytical and systematic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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

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

I had to trust Regan in the same desperate way that a skydiver trusts his parachute, and that feeling was uncomfortable for someone like me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

“We worked so hard to build that trusted relationship,” said Caitlin Durkovich, former DHS assistant secretary for infrastructure protection and co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Civira Partners.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

This was "to protect them", she said, adding that she had "trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Still, the burden of the jury verdict and Judge Mathew’s order is that Meta can’t be trusted to live up to its promises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He trusted her with everything, and it feels like his wishes just evaporated.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

I realized that it was because he trusted me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

That influence rests on fans trusting creators to tell it like it is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

You can’t have these awkward conversations without trusting relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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

Her "only mistake" was trusting Hellmich, Campbell told the tribunal in June.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Some months back, a small, trusting thirteen-year-old boy with shiny dark eyes, named Alcante, had arrived at Zanmi Lasante’s Children’s Pavilion.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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