Trust

Quick meaning: Trust is a noun meaning Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

Meaning

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

More Meanings

1. Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
2. Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
3. That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
4. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
5. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
6. (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
7. (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

Example Sentences

build up trust

to lose trust in someone

taking things upon trust.

Such trust have we through Christ.

Word Forms

• trusts
• trusting
• trusted
• trustest
• trustedst
• trusteth

Synonyms for trust

Depending on context, synonyms include belief, confidence, faith, expectation, hope, desire.

Antonyms for trust

Common opposites include distrust, mistrust, untrust, wantrust, distrustfulness, suspect.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rely, trustingness, trustfulness, reliance, entrust, believe.

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