as in skeptical
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
with time the missionary doctor won the trust of even the most trustless villagers
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Recent Examples of trustless
Research on the emerging agent economy emphasizes that blockchain enables permissionless participation, trustless settlement, and machine-to-machine transactions, forming the foundation for autonomous economic actors.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Founders with deep domain expertise are building in financial infrastructure, global payments, AI compute networks, media, telecom, and beyond – massive sectors where the combination of trustless systems and intelligent automation can unlock entirely new markets.
—Pete Najarian, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
By offering a trustless, permanent ledger, blockchain lays the groundwork to challenge conventional centralized models.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Bitcoin is not working very well at what it was intended to be, which is a trustless medium of exchange that does not involve any third-party intermediaries or central bank money.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Founders with deep domain expertise are building in financial infrastructure, global payments, AI compute networks, media, telecom, and beyond – massive sectors where the combination of trustless systems and intelligent automation can unlock entirely new markets.
—Pete Najarian, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2025
By offering a trustless, permanent ledger, blockchain lays the groundwork to challenge conventional centralized models.
—William Jones, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Bitcoin is not working very well at what it was intended to be, which is a trustless medium of exchange that does not involve any third-party intermediaries or central bank money.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trustless
Adjective
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Audiences are skeptical of celebrity.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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McGarry, while supportive of the county's initial steps, remains skeptical that the ordinance goes far enough to protect the most vulnerable residents.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Public Health staff said the majority of cases were among people who were unvaccinated or unsure they were vaccinated.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Graves said authorities are unsure at this time how Sanchez-Munoz may have been able to get out of the house.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Reynoso said suspicious bank activity and withdrawals were made to their accounts.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Be highly suspicious of content that offers simple, absolute solutions to complex medical conditions.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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The agreement, however, remains uncertain.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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The continued legal wrangling made uncertain what his status could be for Tech's remaining games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Three centuries later, the librarians of Alexandria took charge of the text, collating competing versions, marking doubtful lines, imposing a measure of order on the teeming verses.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Sounding doubtful and defeated, Jessica hung up.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Trustless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustless. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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