TRUSTS Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words

trusts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trust

as in tasks

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

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as in hands

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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as in believes

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

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trusts

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a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage government lawyers argued against allowing the telephone companies to merge, asserting that such a merger would result in a trust that would stifle competition

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as in care

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something left her cat in the trust of her neighbors while she was on vacation

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as in credits

the right to take possession of goods before paying for them the neighborhood grocer will occasionally sell on trust to his regular customers when they don't have the cash on hand

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Recent Examples of trusts

Verb

And Antetokounmpo trusts Spoelstra to make the right adjustments if the Heat’s offense hits a rough patch. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Rather than starting with who has the most wealth, identify who already knows and trusts your organization through your board, volunteers, partners or existing donors. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 But in practice, neither trusts the other enough to make lasting tradeoffs. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026 Coach Kevin O’Connell trusts him to target Jefferson, which is perhaps the most important offensive priority. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026 The broad, extensive rollout that Interscope is giving Day and Night is a clear indication that the label trusts Jepsen’s instincts. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 If the agent trusts that third party, and that third party’s file points to an unclaimed package, the chain works the same way. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 In addition to the Lakers, Liverpool reached a deal this month to sell more than 30% of the club to a consortium that includes Jeff Bezos, Eduardo Saverin, Amit Bhatia and the Mittal family trusts. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The key difference is that Zoe trusts Macon, and John doesn’t trust Hal. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Aug. 2026

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With little ability to collect taxes, Haiti doesn’t have the expertise to enforce its tax laws or understand the complex trusts used by Bigio and other elites to shield revenue, a Miami Herald analysis found. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 The issue is not whether your children understand grantor trusts or can read a partnership agreement. — Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Nearly all of the petitions involved revocable trusts, a common tool to allow a successor trustee to manage the settlor’s property long after their death. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Months later, Priscilla and Riley reached a settlement under which Riley became the sole trustee and took charge of sub-trusts for her two younger sisters, Harper and Finley Lockwood. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 This was in the nineties, before real-estate investment trusts and private-equity firms had fully appreciated the cash-cow potential of housing people’s stuff, so there weren’t many similar facilities around. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Irrevocable trusts generally can't be changed and are often used to protect assets, minimize estate taxes or manage more complex assets and family situations. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusts

Verb

The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and assign it tasks from a single interface.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
The order tasks the commission with a 120-day timeline to submit a proposal to Trump for the leadership structure, curriculum, and organizational details of the new academy.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of tasks

Verb

If your agent hands price negotiation to a second agent, which hands execution to a third, what authority arrives at the end of the chain?

— Michael Riedl, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
If a retreat hands you a personalized microbiome report, treat it as an interesting snapshot, not a diagnosis and not a prescription.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hands

Verb

Overman believes that the future of AI lies with these agents and their access to our lives.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Companies have plenty of incentives to make that advertising palatable to consumers, but Ireland believes ads will play a role one way or another.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of believes

Noun

The January indictment charged Maduro and several associates with participating in a narcoterrorism conspiracy involving Colombian guerrilla organizations, Mexican drug cartels and Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua criminal organization.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Trump’s draconian immigration measures have made recent deportees and asylum seekers alike easy targets for extortion, kidnapping, and occasionally recruitment by certain cartels along the US-Mexico border.

— Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

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Japan, with the oldest population in the world, introduced a tax on all over-40s in 2000, ring-fenced for care.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
The film starts from a point of frustration about a lack of governmental care, and a community falling apart from the stressors of being left with no support.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of care

Noun

Writing the song for the end credits gave me a chance to return to the world of ‘Wildwood’ in a different way.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Her credits include Black-ish and its spinoff Mixed-ish, as well as Will & Grace, Happy Endings and Ugly Betty.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of credits

Verb

State attorneys general argued that the Constitution entrusts states, not federal officials, to conduct elections.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
These responsibilities are the reason society entrusts lawyers with responsibilities unlike those of any other profession.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of entrusts

Verb

The duo leaves us there for nearly six minutes, sending drone clouds of various textures while Schwendener’s voice drifts through the distant fog.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
And for an offense that managed just one extra-base hit in the series, coming in the final inning, that leaves behind an unfilled filling for an offensive unit that produced so many scoring opportunities in the regular season.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026