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

And at what point does unusually high executive pay weaken public confidence in nonprofit groups entrusted with addressing pressing problems? — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

Michael O’Hare originated the show’s lead, Commander Sinclair, a war hero entrusted with keeping the peace aboard the Babylon 5. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

As congestion grows, so has the challenge – entrusted to Space Force Guardians – of identifying and tracking any object larger than a basketball. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026

It was enabled by those most entrusted to prevent it, acting in the belief that the cause required continuity. — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026

But a new watchdog memo raises serious questions about whether the private contractors entrusted with that work are adequately protecting taxpayer information. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

As orphanages closed, more orphans and low-income children were entrusted to the care of foster parents in private homes. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026

Brady Lum was accused of stealing more than $600,000 from the organization while entrusted with its assets. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

In the story, she is entrusted to the collective of powerful women, who put themselves in danger to keep her safe. — Tina Eves, SPIN, 13 July 2026