Synonyms of trusts

trusts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of trust

1

as in tasks

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasks
• entrusts
• charges
• assigns
• intrusts
• imposes
• commissions
• recommends
• confides
• delegates
• confers
• reposes
• commits
• empowers
• authorizes
• allocates
• relegates
• consigns
• allots
• invests

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• transfers
• leaves
• gives
• delegates
• entrusts
• confides
• delivers
• passes
• recommends
• relinquishes
• reposes
• commends
• grants
• commits
• intrusts
• vests
• consigns
• transmits
• loans
• lends
• bequeaths
• turns over
• submits
• distributes
• assigns
• divides
• confers
• wills
• hands over
• gives over
• dispenses
• deals (out)
• furnishes
• disperses
• surrenders
• supplies
• yields
• turns in
• releases
• advances
• hands in
• recommits
• hands down
• hands on
• retransfers
• redelivers
• retransmits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• keeps
• retains
• owns
• possesses
• reserves
• receives
• accepts
• withholds
• takes
• holds back
• detains
• occupies
• takes in
• takes over

3

as in believes

to regard as right or true

don't trust everything you read in the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believes
• accepts
• takes
• understands
• buys
• credits
• swallows
• accounts
• sets store on
• presumes
• assumes
• sets store by
• supposes
• accredits
• infers
• deduces
• concludes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejects
• disbelieves
• distrusts
• discredits
• doubts
• suspects
• questions
• mistrusts
• challenges
• disputes
• misdoubts

trusts

2 of 2

noun

plural of trust

1

as in cartels

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cartels
• syndicates
• conglomerates
• partnerships
• associations
• unions
• combines
• organizations
• combinations
• chains
• multinationals
• megacorporations
• guilds
• gilds
• pools

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• care
• custodies
• hands
• guardianships
• wards
• controls
• managements
• custodianships
• supervisions
• superintendences
• governorships

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• credits
• charge accounts
• installment plans
• credit lines
• layaways