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

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
• entrusts
• leaves
• transfers
• gives
• delegates
• confides
• recommends
• passes
• delivers
• relinquishes
• reposes
• commends
• grants
• commits
• vests
• consigns
• transmits
• loans
• lends
• bequeaths
• turns over
• distributes
• submits
• assigns
• divides
• wills
• confers
• 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
• 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
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trusts

Verb

Every horse is vetted for soundness, the buyers given detailed reports about its health, but DeVaux trusts herself as much as anyone. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

So when an agent trusts an unscored first-match guess, that error compounds down the execution stack. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

East Aurora coach Nathan Parry trusts Montano in those situations, and that trust was rewarded handsomely Tuesday. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Public confidence in the CDC, meanwhile, has plummeted, with a recent survey showing only half the country trusts health recommendations from the agency. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Yook plays Han Sun-woo, a legal intern who would rather be designing jewelry and who trusts his instincts over logic. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

Garrix doesn’t disagree, but trusts that depth will come through when people hear MARTY front to back. — Rachel Narozniak, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026

The first two movies were successful, and the studio trusts us to make these movies. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Faculty Senate member Paul Ortiz, a professor of labor history, sponsored a no-confidence resolution—which is an official statement demonstrating that the faculty no longer trusts or approves of the school’s leadership. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Noun

The documents specify that the rest of the assets be split evenly between two separate trusts — one for Michael’s children and the other for his 96-year-old mother, Katherine Jackson — according to Paris’s petition. — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

For those who remain in the state, methods for organizing wealth that avoid steep estate taxes, such as irrevocable trusts, are becoming more important. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

In the early 20th century, progressives responded by breaking up trusts and banning corporate donations to candidates to restore democracy. — Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Authorities said in July that income and gains from overseas trusts owned by Chinese tax residents would be taxed at 20%, setting off a scramble for cash and alternative structures. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

For assets held in a revocable living trust, or other trusts, a financial advocate is still needed. — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026

Consider who inherits, their tax situation, whether trusts are involved, whether Roth conversions make sense and whether charitable planning could improve the result. — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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