ENTRUSTING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

entrusting

verb

variants also intrusting

present participle of entrust

as in trusting

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings

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as in handing

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

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Recent Examples of entrusting Finance leaders should carefully assess regulatory compliance, financial stability, cybersecurity protections and business continuity capabilities before entrusting critical financial functions to a new platform. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 McConnell gets solid performances from his actors, none more so than Yurich, who obviously took a leap by entrusting his story to someone else but pours himself into the role to a degree that suggests complete trust. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 There’s a similar mismatch happening with fourth lines in the series, too, with Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour entrusting William Carrier, Mark Jankowski and Eric Robinson with key minutes and being rewarded with three key goals already in this series. —

James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 May 2026 What to read next NASA also wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to fully demonstrate successful uncrewed touchdowns on the moon, and liftoffs back to lunar orbit, before entrusting the lives of astronauts aboard the landers. —

Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026 But whether the club starts entrusting him with more difficult situations or keeps using him in lower-leverage spots, Samaniego said he’ll be prepared no matter what. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026 The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being. —

Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026 Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026 Giants executive and former catcher Buster Posey made the unconventional hire, entrusting the top dugout step to someone with no major league experience as a player or coach. —

CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

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Less than 24 hours after cheering on the New York Knicks at Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Swift took the stage to reflect on resilience, trusting your instincts and tuning out critics.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026
In other words, if the need to be productive, prepared or technically correct is keeping you from feeling, forgiving or trusting your instincts, this square is about to shake things up.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026