Synonyms of entrusted

entrusted

verb

variants also intrusted

past tense of entrust

1

as in tasked

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasked
• trusted
• charged
• assigned
• commissioned
• imposed
• delegated
• conferred
• recommended
• committed
• authorized
• empowered
• allotted
• confided
• allocated
• invested
• consigned
• reposed
• relegated

2

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• left
• transferred
• delegated
• gave
• delivered
• relinquished
• passed
• confided
• trusted
• committed
• commended
• recommended
• transmitted
• granted
• vested
• consigned
• loaned
• assigned
• reposed
• bequeathed
• turned over
• handed over
• conferred
• submitted
• distributed
• divided
• lent
• dispensed
• gave over
• furnished
• supplied
• dispersed
• surrendered
• dealt (out)
• released
• willed
• turned in
• yielded
• handed down
• handed in
• advanced
• handed on
• recommitted
• retransferred
• redelivered
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• retained
• kept
• reserved
• owned
• withheld
• received
• possessed
• accepted
• took
• detained
• occupied
• held back
• took in
• took over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrusted

The two companies entrusted perfumers Marie Salamagne and Fabrice Pellegrin to create the juice. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

The Department’s priority is ensuring that children are protected online and that companies entrusted with their personal information meet their legal obligations. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Santos became a constant starter, bolstering his box-crashing reputation with 10 league goals in 2024-25, and then-manager Liam Rosenior entrusted him with the captaincy on occasion. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Rodriguez, who was the company president, was entrusted with financial accounts, credit cards, records and payroll. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Everything can go wrong because the effectiveness of a will or trust hinges on the individual entrusted to administer it, lawyers said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

Yet basic information about the company entrusted with carrying out this mission is difficult to come by. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026

For this, the team entrusted a Spanish biotech lab known for its active ingredients and skin-care delivery systems. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

Reddington has argued that the medical professionals entrusted to treat Clancy failed to communicate with each other and failed to properly diagnose and medicate her. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026