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Another word for trust

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Noun

  1. Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another

      1. The condition of being reliant or dependent.
      2. The faith, confidence, or trust felt by one who relies:
      3. Trust, dependence, or confidence
      1. Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance:
      2. Unquestioning belief in God, religious tenets, etc.
      3. A set of religious doctrines; a body of dogma:
      1. The state of being dependent on another for financial support.
      2. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior:
      3. The condition or fact of being dependent
      1. Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
      2. Belief in one's own abilities; self-confidence
      3. Firm belief; trust; reliance
      1. Anything believed or accepted as true; esp., a creed, doctrine, or tenet
      2. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something:
      3. Faith, esp. religious faith
    See also:

    belief

  2. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing

    See also:

    care for

  3. A combination of businesses closely interconnected for common profit

      1. An association of individuals or corporations formed to carry out some large-scale project requiring much capital
      2. An association of people or firms formed to promote a common interest or carry out a business enterprise.
      3. A company consisting of a number of separate newspapers; a newspaper chain.
      1. Any of various games related to billiards played typically with object balls numbered from one to fifteen and a cue ball, on a : the object is to pocket a ball or balls
      2. A small body of still water.
      3. A swimming pool.
      1. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.
      2. An association of persons, corporations, etc. for commercial or political, sometimes unethical, purposes
      3. A combination.
      1. An association of industrialists, business firms, etc. for establishing a national or international monopoly by price fixing, ownership of controlling stock, etc.; trust
      2. A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.
      3. An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners.
    See also:

    money

    group

Verb

  1. To place trust or confidence in.

    See also:

    trust

  2. To have confidence in the truthfulness of

      1. To give credit in a bank account, charge account, etc.
      2. To give credit to or deserved commendation for
      3. (Educ.) To enter a credit or credits on the record of (a student)
      1. To accept as true or real:
      2. To have faith, confidence, or trust:
      3. To credit with veracity:
    Idioms:
    See also:

    opinion

  3. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance

    Idioms:
    See also:

    give

  4. To place a trust upon

      1. To assign the care of; turn over for safekeeping
      2. To give over (something) to another for care, protection, or performance:
      3. To charge or invest with a trust or duty
      1. To add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
      2. To load to capacity; fill:
      3. To excite; rouse:
    See also:

    trust

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Another word for trust

Noun

  1. Reliance

      1. A small table or shelf for holding the bread, wine, and vessels of the Eucharist when they are not in use at the altar.
      2. Acceptance as true or valid; belief:
      3. Belief, esp. in the reports or testimony of another
      1. Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.
      2. The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another:
      3. Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something:
      1. The state of being dependent on another for financial support.
      2. The condition of being dependent on a substance such as a drug or on a given behavior:
      3. The condition or fact of being dependent
      1. Belief in the effectiveness of one's own abilities or in one's favorable acceptance by others; self-confidence.
      2. Firm belief; trust; reliance
      3. Belief in one's own abilities; self-confidence
    See also:

    faith

  2. A trusted person

      1. (Person, proper) God
      2. A person who rescues another from harm, danger, or loss.
      3. A person who saves
      1. A device that protects; a guard.
      2. A person or thing that protects; guardian; defender
      3. One who protects; a guardian.
      1. A person legally placed in charge of the affairs of a minor or of a person of unsound mind
      2. A person who guards, protects, or takes care of another person, property, etc.; custodian
      3. (Law) One who is legally responsible for the care and management of the person or property of an incompetent or minor.
      1. One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor:
      2. A slave owner in ancient Rome who freed a slave without relinquishing all legal claim to him.
      3. A noble or wealthy person in ancient Rome who granted favor and protection to someone in exchange for certain services.
      1. One that gives aid, especially financial aid.
      2. A person who has given help, esp. financial help; patron
      1. Something said or done to inspire confidence, as a promise, positive statement, etc.; guarantee
      2. A statement or indication that inspires confidence; a guarantee or pledge:
      3. Freedom from doubt; certainty about something:
      1. The provision of money or the necessities of life:
      2. The state of being supported:
      3. The act of supporting:
      1. Procedures to provide such protection or defense
      2. Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault:
      3. Measures adopted to prevent escape:
      1. A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend
      2. A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.
      1. Anything that gives or seems to give stability or security
      2. A source of security or stability.
      3. A rigid point of support, as for securing a rope.
      1. Something that assures a particular outcome or condition:
      2. A promise or assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.
      3. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
      1. A stay, or line, extending forward from the mainmast, supporting it and holding it in position
      2. A chief support
      3. (Nautical) A strong rope that serves to steady and support the mainmast of a sailing vessel.

  3. Responsibility

      1. (Statistics) The expected value of a positive integer power of a random variable. The first moment of a random variable is the mean of its probability distribution.
      2. A specific point in time, especially the present time:
      3. An occasion affording an opportunity:
      1. Something for which one is liable; an obligation, responsibility, or debt.
      2. (Accounting) A debt of a person or business, as a note payable or a long-term debenture
      3. An account on a balance sheet showing this
      1. The amount of work that a machine is meant to do; rated efficiency under specified conditions
      2. Required action or service:
      3. An act or a course of action that is required of one by position, social custom, law, or religion:
      1. A basis or ground:
      2. A report relating to one's conduct:
      3. Worth, standing, or importance:

  4. A large company

      1. A power-operated harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain.
      2. An association of persons, corporations, etc. for commercial or political, sometimes unethical, purposes
      3. A combination.
      1. (Chem.) A uniting of substances to form a compound
      2. (Mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
      3. A combining or being combined
      1. A large corporation formed by the merger or acquisition of a number of companies in unrelated, widely diversified industries
      2. A corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields.
      3. (Geology) A coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded to subangular rock fragments cemented together by hardened silt, clay, calcium carbonate, or similar material.
      1. A company controlling partial or complete interest in another company or other companies.
      2. (Business) A company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies as opposed to producing goods and services.
      3. A corporation organized to hold bonds or stocks of other corporations, often thereby controlling those corporations
      1. An association of industrialists, business firms, etc. for establishing a national or international monopoly by price fixing, ownership of controlling stock, etc.; trust
      2. An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners.
      3. A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.
      1. Exclusive control of a commodity or service in a given market, or control that makes possible the fixing of prices and the virtual elimination of free competition
      2. A company, group, or individual having exclusive control over a commercial activity.
      3. Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service:
      1. A group of people, as the mayor and aldermen of an incorporated town, legally authorized to act as an individual
      2. Any of the political and economic bodies forming a corporative state, each being composed of the employers and employees in a certain industry, profession, etc.
      3. An entity such as a business, municipality, or organization, that involves more than one person but that has met the legal requirements to operate as a single person, so that it may enter into contracts and engage in transactions under its own identity.
    See also:

    monopoly

    belief

    organization

    business

Verb

  1. To believe in

    See also:

    count on

    believe

    Antonyms:

  2. To hope

      1. To form a mental picture or image of:
      2. To suppose; guess; think
      3. To have a notion of or about without adequate foundation; fancy or believe:
      1. To start growing; root or germinate:
      2. To carry in one's possession:
      3. To convey by transportation:
      1. To act presumptuously or take unwarranted advantage of something:
      2. To take for granted that something is true or factual; make a supposition.
      3. To act presumptuously; take liberties
    See also:

    hope

    assume

  3. To place in the protection of another

  4. To give credit to

    Antonyms:

Idioms:

    in trust

Synonym Study

  • To bank on , a colloquial term, is to have confidence like that of one who is willing to risk money on something don't bank on their help
  • To count on something is to consider it in one's calculations as certain they counted on my going
  • is to place reliance on a person or thing, esp. for support or aid a museum that depends on corporate contributions
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  • a person or thing is to have confidence, usually on the basis of past experience, that what is expected will be done she can be relied on to keep the secret
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  • To trust is to have complete faith or assurance that one will not be let down by another to trust in God
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Sentence Examples

  • I thought I could trust you.

  • I can't trust her not to lie!

  • I knew because he proved to me that I could trust him with my heart and soul - the way you trust your mother and father.

  • I don't trust him, Natasha.

  • You must learn to trust me.

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