trustworthy
adjective
trust·wor·thy
ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: worthy of confidence : dependable
a trustworthy guide
trustworthy information
trustworthiness
noun
Examples of trustworthy in a Sentence
a trustworthy bodyguard who would never blab to the tabloids
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That was not a popular position in 2022 and 2024, when progressives strained to convince voters that the groups attacking them for being disloyal to the party or to Joe Biden were not trustworthy.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As Jason Metheny, the president and CEO of RAND Corporation, has noted, there is a major debate in the research community about whether AI will be, on balance, good for offense or defense in terms of keeping the digital sphere safe and trustworthy.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Though the television show portrays Gein as a character so eccentric that townspeople don't feel comfortable sharing a nearby seat with him at the local diner, Gein was enigmatic but trustworthy to the locals in his younger years.
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But the key issue is that these dogs aren't trustworthy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
As Jason Metheny, the president and CEO of RAND Corporation, has noted, there is a major debate in the research community about whether AI will be, on balance, good for offense or defense in terms of keeping the digital sphere safe and trustworthy.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Though the television show portrays Gein as a character so eccentric that townspeople don't feel comfortable sharing a nearby seat with him at the local diner, Gein was enigmatic but trustworthy to the locals in his younger years.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
But the key issue is that these dogs aren't trustworthy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Trustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trustworthy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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trustworthy
adjective
trust·wor·thy
ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē
: deserving confidence : dependable
trustworthy information
a trustworthy babysitter
trustworthiness
noun
-t͟hē-nəs
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