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- [truhs-ting]
- /ˈtrʌs tɪŋ/
- /ˈtrʌs.tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [truhs-ting]
- /ˈtrʌs tɪŋ/
Definitions of trusting word
- adjective trusting Law. of or relating to trusts or a trust. 1
- noun trusting reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 1
- noun trusting confident expectation of something; hope. 1
- noun trusting confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust. 1
- noun trusting a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust. 1
- noun trusting the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted. 1
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Origin of trusting
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at trust, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Trusting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trusting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trusting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trusting
adj trusting
- appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- believing — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
adv trusting
- hopefully — in a hopeful manner: We worked hopefully and energetically, thinking we might finish first.
adjective trusting
- confiding — unsuspicious; trustful
- deludable — Capable of being deluded; gullible.
- exploitable — Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- exploitive — Exploitative: taking advantage of someone.
adverb trusting
- expectantly — In an expectant manner.
- gullibly — easily deceived or cheated.
- naively — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
Antonyms for trusting
adj trusting
- aporetic — Tending to doubt.
- cynical — If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
- disbelieving — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- distrustful — unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
adverb trusting
- askance — with an oblique glance
- distrustfully — In a distrustful manner.
- doubtingly — In a doubting manner.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- jealously — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
adjective trusting
- doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
- doubting — Present participle of doubt.
- jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
Top questions with trusting
- what does the bible say about trusting others?
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