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trust

[truhst] / trʌst /








Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Example Sentences

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Her successors have tried to rebuild investors’ trust by sticking to strict budgeting rules, but investors remain anxious about the U.K.’s debt path.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I don’t trust the State Bar to tie their own shoes in the morning, much less govern this stuff,” said Huff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Infantino, who is seeking a fourth a term as Fifa president in March, was accused of breaking trust "through deception" in an open letter issued by Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

You could contact a trust and estate attorney, which could cost you thousands of dollars in legal fees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Janet appreciated the change, but she couldn’t trust it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Plans on how it and the health trusts will make savings will be spelt out later.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

And when they start exploring pet trusts and the arrangements necessary, they see what they missed when their children were young.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Since then, business experts say more friction has become apparent within the trusts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hundreds of messages were sent across 10 days on the pager network by ambulance trusts, hospitals and fire services.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Painfully. In darkness. Akhlys trusts no one and helps no one.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The platform said it chose the Weather Co. because it is one of the most trusted meteorological brands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

People carrying out home renovations will gain greater protections against "cowboy builders" through a new database of trusted traders and a payment system offering more safeguards, the government has said.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Americans are repeatedly encouraged to scrutinize what is in their food, who made it and whether the institutions responsible for regulating it can be trusted.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

Green believes everyone who worked on “Coyote” surpassed expectations, not only because they trusted the screenplay and his vision, but out of their love for the Looney Tunes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

He looked at her face, to see if she could be trusted with the griffin, the finest living thing he’d ever met.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Another reason QR codes are so valuable to criminals is that people are often naturally trusting of them, Prof Sharevski said.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Still, Yang cautioned against trusting accounts that promise returns over a short time frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

They ran on these values, trusting unions and activists to back them at the ballot box.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

It’s been a week, so I’m trusting everybody’s good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Moody held his breath, afraid the camera might slip from her hands onto her daughter’s trusting upturned face, that she might tumble over the sill herself and come crashing down into the grass.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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