as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
movie cowboys always get on their trusty horses and ride off into the sunset
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of trusty
Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Droves of Amazon shoppers rave about this now-$30 tote that’s made from durable faux leather, with many using it as their trusty work bag.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
And then there’s trusty, maybe boring old Larry, with whom Joan raised a thriving family.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trusty
Adjective
My trusty old Farmer’s Almanac tells me May 4 is the average date for a spring frost along the Lake Michigan shoreline; in interior Lake County, such as in Lake Villa, on average, April 30.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Droves of Amazon shoppers rave about this now-$30 tote that’s made from durable faux leather, with many using it as their trusty work bag.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
Grandma's favorite time-saving trick is to rely on the trusty the slow-cooker to make sweet, tender onions that require little to no stirring.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
And then there’s trusty, maybe boring old Larry, with whom Joan raised a thriving family.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trusty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trusty
Adjective
-
Even recognizing one or two reliable triggers—like tight clothing, prolonged sitting or hot weather—can help guide meaningful adjustments.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 May 2026
-
The dogs provide rangers with a reliable way to etch trails, haul supplies and even assist park scientists with snow-dependent research.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
Noun
-
Participants weighed the pros and cons of, for example, holograms and virtual reality headsets in Holocaust education.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
-
Here, a weed control expert weighs the pros and cons of different ways to get rid of poison ivy and shares the most effective way to kill poison ivy effectively and permanently.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
Adjective
-
While the new stadium deal has generated a lot of good press in the days since it was announced, both Swanston and Singh acknowledge that things are extremely early in the process.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
-
Illinois Wesleyan recruit Conor McCabe went 2-for-4 and delivered a three-run double in the fifth inning to put the Knights (13-11, 6-5) ahead for good.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
-
The Wu-Tang Clan founder directed, wrote and produced the revenge thriller that follows an ex-military convict (Shameik Moore) seeking redemption in a small town.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 May 2026
-
Before that, jury recommendations had to be unanimous, a requirement that allowed a single dissenting juror to spare the life of a convict and condemn him to life in prison.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
The Moon moves through your 1st House of Identity, bringing focus back to what’s true for you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
-
While that’s still true, some of these rising players are feeling the pain of fickle production, too.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
-
And these seven crooked cops are just the tip of the MSP jailbird iceberg.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
-
Many Jewish people across the world are Zionists, and so there is a temptation, which needs to be resisted, to hold Jewish people across the world responsible for the misdeeds of Israel.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
-
In a statement posted to X, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the blatant act of antisemitism and vowed to hold those responsible accountable for the graffiti.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Adjective
-
Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
-
Our daughters no longer feel safe in their sports or private spaces.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Trusty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusty. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
