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 rifle is entrusted to the goat herder’s two young sons, who end up firing it from a mountainside at a coach filled with Western tourists just to see how far the bullet would go. — Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Some supporting players go underutilized (Jack as well as the scheming, wannabe power couple, Oscar and Enid), while unworthy regulars become story anchors entrusted with too much emotional weight. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Madison’s constitutional design assumed that public officials would defend the powers entrusted to them. — Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

In Eisenkot’s telling, Netanyahu put the preservation of his own power above the lives he was entrusted to protect. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

In an increasingly complicated world, those entrusted with power seem less able—or willing—than ever to take on the threats that loom. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with. — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

The second challenge is pursuing smart development while protecting the natural and community character entrusted to us. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

It was later entrusted to Bulgari, where it was subsequently transformed into a diamond ring. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026