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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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“You’ve got to still pitch like he’s the best in the world and trust your stuff and go beat him at his game, and do your job.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

King Charles III has warned of the challenges disinformation and other "hostile online activity" pose to trust and security in the digital age.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That threat shapes how we move through the world, who we trust, and where we go.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

But expert opinion matters little to Trump, who wrote in his book "The Art of the Deal": “I don’t trust fancy marketing surveys. I do my own surveys and draw my own conclusions.”

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

All that I am learning is that I cannot trust myself when I feel certain of anything.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

City boss Enzo Maresca has said he "trusts" his own club.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Ten mental health trusts have been reported to the health regulator after problems with patient consent procedures when monitoring patients using camera technology.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

If he trusts me, maybe that makes me trustworthy.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Richard Nixon famously fired his trusted aides H.R.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

"The markets knew the state of public finances but they trusted a stable political system, which is now no longer the case," said Andrzej Szczepaniak, chief economist at Nomura in London.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Manthey has been a trusted Porsche partner for many years, firmly rooted in the motorsport community and with a loyal customer base,” Porsche Chief Executive Michael Leiters said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Much like the initial debate over the use of forensic DNA testing, Gialamas said, the answer wasn’t to abandon the technology but to create safeguards to “ensure responsible and trusted use.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

His father trusted him with nothing, he thought bitterly; not even with his own safety.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

But trusting audiences to detect modern parallels on their own might be an even more powerful strategy these days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Kate O'Flynn thanked Widow's Bay producers for "trusting this Lancashire lass"

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Menelaus trusting completely to it left Paris in his home and went off to Crete.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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