INTRUSTING 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 The Giants are entrusting Bryce Eldridge, their 21-year-old rookie, with the job of protecting Devers in the lineup. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Now Norvell enters 2026 firmly on the hot seat, entrusting his future to another transfer quarterback. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 The South Chicago resident is planning to build relationships and help families feel comfortable entrusting their children to him and his educational process — one where reading, literature, and math are connected to life skills. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Consumers are also entrusting AI with consequential financial tasks. — Nicole Casperson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Of course, entrusting waste management to gangsters and racketeers has repercussions. — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026 Vance is still the default nominee, and Trump entrusting him with an Iran deal that could make or break his presidency is a sign of Vance’s clout, the person added. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 June 2026 After, Roelker earned the confidence of Musk and a key lieutenant, Mark Juncosa, who began entrusting him with increasingly important projects, including flight software for Falcon Heavy, Crew Dragon, early versions of Starship, and, of course, the Starlink Internet constellation. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 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

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Verb

If a page uses a different ending, reach it through your county government's main site rather than trusting an advertisement or an unsolicited email.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The next decade will be about trusting the AI that found them.

— Chai Outmezguine, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of trusting

Verb

Instead, Sayegh got creative by, for example, handing through car doors fresh popcorn and candy to families pulling up at her front door to be consumed at home.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
In just his second-ever postseason start, Rasmussen struck out 10 and walked two before handing the ball over to closer Bryan Baker for the save.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of handing

Verb

At the same time, some critics worried that the Obama-era guidance had gone too far, tasking college bureaucrats with investigating criminal allegations and diluting due process.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
British online fashion retailer Asos has named Jon Bennett menswear product director for Asos Design, tasking the retail veteran with overseeing the strategy and performance of its in-house menswear business.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tasking

Verb

Soon the village doctor is found murdered and the townsfolk turn on the boy, leaving the stranger as his only hope.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Inaccurate existing models Conventional power generation uses high-temperature steam to turn turbines, leaving vast amounts of low-temperature waste heat uncaptured.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaving

Verb

One of the consultants, Denver transportation attorney Brett Butzin, billed almost $130,000 for flights in a single year while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
At the Meta Connect conference in September, Mark Zuckerberg (the human one) said that the company will eventually make money by charging a small commission for the agent’s transactions.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of charging

Verb

An event can therefore become less about transferring information and more about creating the conditions where useful decisions and relationships develop.

— Bankim Chandra, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
McCullar, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound native of San Antonio, Texas, played during the 2022-23 and ’23-24 seasons at KU after transferring from Texas Tech, then was selected by Phoenix with the 56th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferring

Verb

That work can include assigning tasks, structuring workflows, inspecting outputs, coordinating multiple agents, resolving failures and deciding when a human needs to intervene.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Trustee Wendy Dunnington said existing issues in the neighborhood need to be addressed first, such as managing traffic before and after school and during events, monitoring noise levels, and assigning parking.

— Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of assigning

Verb

There, local fishermen demonstrated their sustainable crayfish harvesting process, and as a spectacular touch, the helicopter lifted one of the crayfish tanks straight out of the ocean, giving our client a dramatic view of the abundant catch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The other group is a little more spread out, giving more opportunity.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

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