Synonyms: trust, trustfulness, trustingness
Definition: the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
Usage: the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
Similar words: trait
Definition: a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
Definition: certainty based on past experience
Usage: he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists; he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
Similar words: certainty
Definition: the state of being certain
Usage: his certainty reassured the others
Definition: complete confidence in a person or plan etc
Usage: he cherished the faith of a good woman; the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
Similar words: belief
Definition: any cognitive content held as true
Synonyms: corporate trust, cartel, combine, trust
Definition: a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
Usage: they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
Similar words: pool, syndicate, consortium
Definition: an association of companies for some definite purpose
Synonyms: trust
Definition: something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
Usage: he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father
Similar words: holding, property, belongings
Definition: something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
Usage: that hat is my property; he is a man of property;
Synonyms: trust, confidence
Definition: a trustful relationship
Usage: he took me into his confidence; he betrayed their trust
Similar words: friendly relationship, friendship
Definition: the state of being friends (or friendly)
Synonyms: swear, trust, rely, bank
Definition: have confidence or faith in
Usage: We can trust in God; Rely on your friends; bank on your good education; I swear by my grandmother's recipes
Similar words: believe
Definition: accept as true; take to be true
Usage: I believed his report; We didn't believe his stories from the War; She believes in spirits
Definition: be confident about something
Usage: I believe that he will come back from the war
Similar words: anticipate, expect
Definition: regard something as probable or likely
Usage: The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow
Definition: expect and wish
Usage: I trust you will behave better from now on; I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
Synonyms: trust
Definition: extend credit to
Usage: don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore
Definition: give temporarily; let have for a limited time
Usage: I will lend you my car; loan me some money
Synonyms: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
Definition: confer a trust upon
Usage: The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret; I commit my soul to God
Similar words: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over
Definition: place into the hands or custody of
Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Synonyms: trust
Definition: allow without fear
Similar words: let, countenance, permit, allow
Definition: consent to, give permission
Usage: She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband; I won't let the police search her basement; I cannot allow you to see your exam