trusted

verb

past tense of trust
1
as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

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2
as in handed
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another I wouldn't trust my wallet with a complete stranger if I were you

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3
as in believed
to regard as right or true don't trust everything you read in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of trusted While draft version histories are not sacred texts, being asked to share them in exchange for exoneration does introduce some thorny social questions about how much writers need to show an audience — or accuser — in order to be trusted. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 In May 2025, the Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll found voters trusted Republicans more than Democrats on immigration and deportations by an average of 15 points. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026 However, a dedicated IP doesn't guarantee that a bank or website will recognize your connection as trusted. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 With proof that the reporting party had control of the key, defenders scrambled because the same key could be used to sign unauthorized certificates that would be trusted by millions of servers worldwide. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 The next key reason is that the context is outdated, or the source can’t be trusted. — Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Because it should be trusted more than something out on the internet, grounded in policies and governance. — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026 But Sinestro is a sly, slippery foe and is never to be trusted! — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Curran said the plane is trusted, but declined to explain what was behind that trust. — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusted
  1. entrusted
  2. handed
  3. believed
  4. tasked
  5. transferred
  6. accepted
  7. gave
  8. took
Verb
  • 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
Definition of entrusted
Verb
  • The match against Roma came hours after he was handed a four-game suspension in the Spanish league after being sent off for pulling the hair of an opponent and for protesting against the referee.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • When asked, Beckham handed the bottles to Pierce, who noted three different types of pills in the bottle.
    — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of handed
Verb
  • Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Mustapha initially believed the film would be driven by its ideas about masculinity, only to discover in the edit that their friendship had become its emotional throughline.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of believed
Verb
  • One is tasked with reporting and response, another with assessing critical infrastructure and working with the private sector, and a third with law enforcement and responsibility, Clayton said.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • More efficient circuits… Anthropic tasked Claude with optimizing eight computational building blocks across chemistry, physics simulation, optimization, number theory, and numerical computing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tasked
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  • General admission floor tickets could not be transferred and could be resold only at face value, a rule meant to curb scalping.
    — James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Any unspent money would remain in the fund for the benefit of families with newborns and could not be transferred to other city purposes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of transferred
Verb
  • Harris accepted, then asked to co-write the screenplay despite never having tackled a feature script.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Araiza had already punted, but the Raiders accepted the penalty and pushed the Chiefs back into a fourth-and-9.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accepted
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave
Verb
  • The Brewers took a 5-4 lead on Garrett Mitchell’s solo home run in the sixth inning and added an insurance run in the ninth on Hamilton’s bomb.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the squad took his ball-respecting mantra to its logical extreme, seemingly reluctant to sully it by smashing it into the net, with Chelsea recording the biggest xG underperformance in the Premier League during his brief tenure.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Trusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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