Synonyms of trusting

trusting 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in trustful

having or showing trust in another

Delia couldn't look into her dog's trusting eyes as she drove him to the vet for his vaccinations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trustful
• confiding
• naive
• confident
• innocent
• simple
• hopeful
• dependent
• gullible
• childlike
• believing
• credulous
• accepting
• unsophisticated
• reliant
• guileless
• secure
• unquestioning
• convinced
• unsuspecting
• artless
• sure
• certain
• overconfident
• unwary
• unsuspicious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubtful
• distrustful
• doubting
• mistrustful
• untrusting
• uncertain
• disbelieving
• unconvinced
• wary
• incredulous
• unbelieving
• trustless
• undecided
• suspicious
• skeptical
• unsure
• hesitant
• unpersuaded
• leery
• dubious
• oversuspicious

2

as in naive

readily taken advantage of

a corrupt stockbroker who preyed upon trusting customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• susceptible
• easy
• gullible
• exploitable
• trustful
• wide-eyed
• unwary
• obliging
• credulous
• uncritical
• unsuspecting
• innocent
• genuine
• dewy-eyed
• guileless
• unsuspicious
• unsophisticated
• pliant
• artless
• unworldly
• deceivable
• amiable
• yielding
• malleable
• pliable
• acquiescent
• overcredulous
• simple
• agreeable
• fictile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wary
• critical
• skeptical
• suspicious
• cynical
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart

trusting

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verb

present participle of trust

1

as in entrusting

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrusting
• tasking
• charging
• assigning
• commissioning
• imposing
• confiding
• recommending
• conferring
• delegating
• committing
• empowering
• authorizing
• relegating
• allotting
• allocating
• reposing
• investing
• consigning

2

as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

I wouldn't trust my wallet with a complete stranger if I were you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• leaving
• entrusting
• giving
• transferring
• delegating
• confiding
• delivering
• relinquishing
• recommending
• passing
• transmitting
• commending
• committing
• granting
• reposing
• loaning
• consigning
• vesting
• lending
• turning over
• handing over
• submitting
• assigning
• distributing
• conferring
• giving over
• dividing
• bequeathing
• dispensing
• supplying
• dealing (out)
• surrendering
• furnishing
• dispersing
• willing
• yielding
• releasing
• advancing
• turning in
• handing down
• handing in
• handing on
• recommitting
• retransmitting
• retransferring
• redelivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• holding
• retaining
• withholding
• reserving
• receiving
• possessing
• accepting
• owning
• taking
• holding back
• detaining
• occupying
• taking in
• taking over

3

as in believing

to regard as right or true

don't trust everything you read in the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• accepting
• taking
• understanding
• buying
• crediting
• swallowing
• accounting
• presuming
• assuming
• accrediting
• setting store by
• supposing
• inferring
• deducing
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• disbelieving
• doubting
• questioning
• distrusting
• suspecting
• mistrusting
• challenging
• disputing
• misdoubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trusting

Adjective

Leadership is relational work, and warmth can make teams more trusting, more resilient and more willing to do difficult things together. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Gallup reported in 2025 that trust in mass media had dropped to 28%, with Democrats remaining far more trusting than Republicans. — Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

Verb

By shifting the focus to high-stakes, spontaneous human interaction and leveraging AI for active learning rather than trusting it to do the work, educators can ensure that the knowledge lives within the student, not just the model. — Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers, having made significant investments, are banking on a turnaround, trusting Tucker's track record over his current performance. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026