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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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I member feeling that he was a person I could trust.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Scully said the trust needed to be "more open to how we would adapt," with gardens potentially becoming "less manicured".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Aside from that, former Trinity player and modern day favourite Danny Kirmond is also on the staff while the experienced Stu Dickens also adds to the brains trust.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The executor of the trust has argued Reiner is barred from accessing the funds by law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“You can’t trust Mr. Hodge or Gary,” he whispered quickly.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

But Parton planned out a strategy for her businesses and philanthropic work to continue through trusts, the details of which are not public.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“This case is not about the far larger Reiner family trusts, which hold the assets of Nick’s parents’ estate and the inheritances they left their children,” his attorneys argued in the motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

One family is fighting a $736 million gift tax bill on its GRATs while the popular trusts proliferate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But legislative efforts to rein in various trusts have languished, and interest in GRATs has surged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

I only know that I feel like I've been lying to someone who trusts me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Colin couldn’t find him, and in any case he was an old and trusted friend of several people who worked for the Institute of Peace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The cautious rollout mirrors the approach of rival Anthropic, which has kept its most advanced model, Claude Mythos Preview, restricted to a small number of trusted organizations.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Arsenal centre-back Konsa has become one of Tuchel's most trusted players and started seven of the eight matches at the World Cup.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

With him is Jaime Castaneda, a longtime manager, trusted counterman and one of the secret weapons Langer deploys to ensure the deli’s famous pastrami is hand-cut with speed and precision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

With that in mind, he had a special assignment for the person he trusted most, his brother Bobby.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

In an age of short stints on the mound, the franchise hopes that trusting its starters to go long can lead them to a first championship since 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

“He’s really letting the ball fly and trusting us, and we’re making good catches,” Cordero said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We never dreamed anything like this would ever happen to us, turning people from trusting to everybody wanting to get alarm systems and security lights.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

I didn’t understand why he was trusting me, but then he told me his own stories and I remembered: Shawn had been his older brother, too.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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