Synonyms of trusting

trusting 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in trustful

having or showing trust in another

Delia couldn't look into her dog's trusting eyes as she drove him to the vet for his vaccinations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trustful
• confiding
• naive
• confident
• innocent
• simple
• hopeful
• dependent
• gullible
• childlike
• believing
• credulous
• accepting
• unsophisticated
• reliant
• guileless
• secure
• unquestioning
• convinced
• unsuspecting
• artless
• sure
• certain
• overconfident
• unwary
• unsuspicious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubtful
• distrustful
• doubting
• mistrustful
• untrusting
• uncertain
• disbelieving
• unconvinced
• wary
• incredulous
• unbelieving
• trustless
• undecided
• suspicious
• skeptical
• unsure
• hesitant
• unpersuaded
• leery
• dubious
• oversuspicious

2

as in naive

readily taken advantage of

a corrupt stockbroker who preyed upon trusting customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• susceptible
• easy
• gullible
• exploitable
• trustful
• wide-eyed
• unwary
• obliging
• credulous
• uncritical
• unsuspecting
• innocent
• genuine
• dewy-eyed
• guileless
• unsuspicious
• unsophisticated
• pliant
• artless
• unworldly
• deceivable
• amiable
• yielding
• malleable
• pliable
• acquiescent
• overcredulous
• simple
• agreeable
• fictile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wary
• critical
• skeptical
• suspicious
• cynical
• mistrustful
• sophisticated
• hardheaded
• shrewd
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• streetwise
• street-smart

trusting

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verb

present participle of trust

1

as in entrusting

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrusting
• tasking
• charging
• assigning
• commissioning
• imposing
• confiding
• recommending
• conferring
• delegating
• committing
• empowering
• authorizing
• relegating
• allotting
• allocating
• reposing
• investing
• consigning

2

as in handing

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

• handing
• leaving
• entrusting
• giving
• transferring
• delegating
• confiding
• delivering
• relinquishing
• recommending
• passing
• transmitting
• commending
• committing
• granting
• reposing
• loaning
• consigning
• vesting
• lending
• turning over
• handing over
• submitting
• assigning
• distributing
• conferring
• giving over
• dividing
• bequeathing
• dispensing
• supplying
• dealing (out)
• surrendering
• furnishing
• dispersing
• willing
• yielding
• releasing
• advancing
• turning in
• handing down
• handing in
• handing on
• recommitting
• retransmitting
• retransferring
• redelivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• holding
• retaining
• withholding
• reserving
• receiving
• possessing
• accepting
• owning
• taking
• holding back
• detaining
• occupying
• taking in
• taking over

3

as in believing

to regard as right or true

don't trust everything you read in the newspaper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• accepting
• taking
• understanding
• buying
• crediting
• swallowing
• accounting
• presuming
• assuming
• accrediting
• setting store by
• supposing
• inferring
• deducing
• concluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejecting
• discrediting
• disbelieving
• doubting
• questioning
• distrusting
• suspecting
• mistrusting
• challenging
• disputing
• misdoubting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of trusting

Adjective

Canoy’s mother said her son was a very trusting and loyal person, and the defendants took advantage of that. —Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026

Because some people choose not to come to the Compass Station, Shoreline Community Services also provides a volunteer outreach program that sends community members into different areas to connect with others and build trusting relationships. —Reyna Huff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Its paranoid worldview, where everything is a bug, and systems are always broken—hallucinations—are now frequently taken as true by the other models, who can be too trusting. —Tharin Pillay, Time, 12 Mar. 2026

On WhatsApp, her mother reprimanded her for being too trusting of others—even of relatives. —Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

Among Boomers, only 6% felt more trusting, while 49% said their views hadn't changed at all. —Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Well, one of the seven rules is to get trust, give trust, and so Wikipedia has always been very trusting. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025

Icardi describes her former boss as kind, professional and trusting. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025

Cats are far less trusting than dogs and rarely fall for the pill-in-the-treat ploy. —Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025

Verb

For McCollum, the moment was just another example of trusting the work. —CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026

This list of questions to ask before trusting a distributor with your work is an intelligent reflection of today’s marketplace realities. —Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026

In-between scoring and play-making, scoring and trusting one another. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

Slowing down and trusting your instincts can help not only prevent injury and fatigue, but also reduce the risk of navigation errors. —Allison Forsyth, Health, 21 Apr. 2026

In theaters May 29 Who knew the success of D-Day hinged on a meteorologist trusting his gut? —Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026

That means engaging with counties early, funding programs fully and trusting local leadership to serve their communities. —Susan Ellenberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026

Not trusting adults can be mistaken as a disrespect for authority and can cause problems at home and school. —Dr. Andrew Garner, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026

And two, people are trusting them to do things that they shouldn’t be trusted to do. —Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026