trust, n. 1. confidence, faith, certitude, certainty, belief, conviction, assurance; reliance, dependence; security, sureness, assuredness, surety, positiveness.
2. hope, hopefulness, optimism, expectation, anticipation.
3. credit, credibility, trustworthiness, faithfulness, reliability, dependability, solvency.
4. charge, custody, keeping, care, guardianship, ward, wardship, protection, Law. trusteeship; keep, safekeeping; tutelage, guidance, chaperonage, supervision, superintendence, surveillance, watchful eye, direction, control.
5. responsibility, commitment, engagement, obligation, devoir, duty; mission, assignment, charge, office, commission.
-v. 6. Usu.
trust in or
to rely on or upon, depend on, count on or upon, have confidence in, have faith in; set store by, Inf. put or take stock in, swear by, believe in; believe one's eyes, believe one's ears; put or place confidence in, put one's trust in, pin one's faith on or upon, put one's hope in.
7. have confidence, be optimistic, be hopeful, hope, expect, anticipate, look forward to, plan on.
8. believe, take on faith, take [s.o.'s] word for [s.t.], accept, SI. buy, Inf. swallow.
9. entrust, consign, turn over, make over, sign over; commit, put into the hands of, commend, give over; delegate, invest, assign, depute, empower.
trustee, n. fiduciary, depositary, agent, administrator, executor, executrix; guardian, keeper, caretaker, custodian; member of the board, director, officer.
trusting, adj. believing, undoubting, trustful, unsuspecting, unquestioning; confiding, confident, sure, certain, convinced, positive, having no doubts, without a doubt in one's mind; naive, simple, gullible, credulous; incautious, careless.
trustworthiness, n. 1. trustiness, reliability, reliableness, dependability, dependableness, responsibility, responsibleness; credibility, credibleness, believability, believableness; trueness, loyalty, loyalness, faithfulness, true-heartedness; allegiance, patriotism, devotion, dedication.
2. steadfastness, steadiness, unchangingness, constancy, abidingness, lastingness, enduringness, permanence; staunchness, unswervingness, firmness, resoluteness; stability, stableness, solidity, solidness, strength, incorruptibility, incorruptibleness.
3. honesty, honestness, frankness, openness, candor, straightforwardness, bluntness; truthfulness, veracity, veraciousness, sincerity, sincereness, earnestness; uprightness, integrity, probity, righteousness, honorableness, upstandingness; right-mindedness, uncorrupted-ness, goodness, virtuousness, virtue; ethicalness, ethi-cality, morality, rightness, conscionableness.
trustworthy, adj. 1. reliable, dependable, responsible, Scot. and North Eng. sicker; trusted, trusty, tried and true, Inf. all right, Inf O.K.; credible, believable, true to one's word, as good as one's word; true, loyal, faithful, allegiant, Scot. leal, true-hearted; steadfast, fast, steady, steady-going; unchanging, constant, abiding, lasting, enduring, permanent; staunch, true-blue, yeomanly, unwavering, unswerving; firm, resolute, stable, solid, strong, incorruptible; supportive, devoted, pledged, patriotic, dedicated; dutiful, obedient.
2. honest, frank, free, open, aboveboard; candid, straightforward, straight, Inf. square, blunt, plain-spoken; truthful, veracious, sincere, earnest; upright, righteous, honorable, upstanding; principled, right-minded, uncorrupt, good, virtuous; unbought, unbribed, ethical, moral, conscionable.