trusty
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Synonyms & Antonyms for trusty
Synonyms: Adjective
calculable, dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, steady, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustable, trustworthy
Antonyms: Adjective
dodgy [chiefly British], uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsafe, untrustworthy
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Examples of trusty in a Sentence
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movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunsetRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Mikael Schulz The thing no one wants to say about the trusty, versatile, eternally chic LBD is that a close synonym is boring. — Leah Melby Clinton, Marie Claire, "How to Make Your Boring LBD Feel New Again," 16 Nov. 2018 Borrallo, has been the trusty nanny for the Cambridge children since 2014, when Prince George was only eight months old, according to Town and Country. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why the Royal Family Is Laughing in Prince Charles' Birthday Portraits," 20 Nov. 2018 The other controversial change: the trusty home button, with its Touch ID fingerprint reader, is gone. — Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Seattle Times, "IPhone XR: The best $250 you ever saved on a new phone," 23 Oct. 2018 Time to get creative, practice your updos, and invest in some trusty oils to get the kind of chic, heat-free styles spotted recently at the Cannes Film Festival. — Samantha Sasso, refinery29.com, "The Best Hairstyles At Cannes Don't Require Any Hot Tools," 14 May 2018 In particular, Netflix’s animated dark comedy BoJack Horseman features the only asexual character GLAAD’s study found on streaming platforms: Todd Chavez, BoJack’s trusty sidekick. — Shannon Liao, The Verge, "2018 saw record growth in LGBTQ roles on television," 26 Oct. 2018 To get the perfect amount of hydration, Grace uses a trusty serum and moisturizer combination. — Hannah Miller, Harper's BAZAAR, "This is How Supermodel Grace Elizabeth Gets Ready for the Biggest Fashion Party of the Year," 10 Sep. 2018 But there are, of course, plenty of amazing moisturizers and trusty primers that are far less expensive. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Jaclyn Hill Preps Her Skin With a $500 Moisturizer and $200 Primer," 9 Sep. 2018 Carl wore glasses, suspenders, and carried his trusty inhaler. — Kate Gardner, SELF, "Please Stop Giving All Nerdy Pop Culture Characters Asthma," 24 Aug. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But after hundreds of thousands of words, my trusty Model M still has some good years in it—if not decades. — Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, "Why I use a 20-year-old IBM Model M keyboard," 8 Nov. 2018 Plus, for now at least, most laptops and desktop PCs haven’t followed smartphones in murdering the trusty headphone jack en masse. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "The Ars Holiday Gift Guide 2018—good tech for the home and home office," 19 Nov. 2018 The circular saw has got a 5,150 RPM motor and 0-50 degree bevel capacity, giving it the power and flexibility needed in a trusty saw. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Outfit Your Workbench With DeWalt's Woodworking Tool Sale," 21 Feb. 2018 When the temperatures inch toward 90 degrees, there’s nothing better to throw on than a trusty, breathable summer dress. — Alice Bell, Vogue, "The 6 Simple Statement Dresses You Need This Summer," 27 June 2018 Trading in his favorite streetwear labels such as Fear of God, not to mention his trusty Saint Laurent heeled boots, he’s seemingly transformed from a streetwear-loving hypebeast to a grungier hippie (complete with Hawaiian print). — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Justin Bieber’s New Grungy Hippie Style Is Actually On-Trend," 30 June 2018 Sheriff Woody, standing nearly 20 feet tall, welcomes all to Toy Story Land by jauntily leaning on a tall assemblage of colorful wooden blocks, tipping his wide-brimmed hat to guests while holding onto his trusty lasso. — Shelley Caran, ajc, "Everything you need to know about Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios," 29 June 2018 Her trusty pup Fat Heath made sure the scary night wasn't worse. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Dog waits with missing 3-year-old in cornfield overnight until help arrives," 17 June 2018 Despite the photos' carefully composed appearance, Olic works without a tripod, guerrilla style, shooting hundreds of photographs a day with his trusty Nikon D700. — Michael Hardy, WIRED, "Photographs of Buildings That Become Abstract Art," 24 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trusty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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trusty
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English Language Learners Definition of trusty
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: able to be depended on
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English Language Learners Definition of trusty (Entry 2 of 2)
: a prisoner who is trusted and given special privileges because of good behavior
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