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trust

Nouns

• (n) something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
  • he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father
• (n) certainty based on past experience
  • he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
  • he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
  reliance,
• (n) the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
  • the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
  trustfulness, trustingness,
• (n) a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
  • they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
  cartel, corporate trust, combine,
• (n) complete confidence in a person or plan etc
  • he cherished the faith of a good woman
  • the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
  faith,
• (n) a trustful relationship
  • he took me into his confidence
  • he betrayed their trust
  confidence,

Verbs

• (v) have confidence or faith in
  • We can trust in God
  • Rely on your friends
  • bank on your good education
  • I swear by my grandmother's recipes
  rely, swear, bank,
• (v) allow without fear
• (v) be confident about something
  • I believe that he will come back from the war
  believe,
• (v) expect and wish
  • I trust you will behave better from now on
  • I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
  hope, desire,
• (v) confer a trust upon
  • The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
  • I commit my soul to God
  entrust, intrust, confide, commit,
• (v) extend credit to
  • don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore

Synonyms

rely swear bank reliance trustfulness trustingness believe hope desire cartel corporate trust combine faith entrust intrust confide commit confidence

Antonyms

distrust mistrust suspect distrustfulness

Words of close approximity