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trustless

trust·less
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [truhst-lis]
    • /ˈtrʌst lɪs/
    • /ˈtrʌst.lɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [truhst-lis]
    • /ˈtrʌst lɪs/

Definitions of trustless word

  • adjective trustless not worthy of trust; faithless; unreliable; false: He was trustless when money was involved. 1
  • adjective trustless distrustful; suspicious: a doorman trustless of all strangers. 1
  • adjective trustless untrustworthy; deceitful 0
  • adjective trustless distrusting; wary; suspicious 0
  • adjective trustless not to be trusted; untrustworthy 0
  • adjective trustless not trusting; distrustful 0

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Origin of trustless

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; trust + -less

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Trustless

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trustless popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

trustless usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for trustless

adj trustless

  • dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
  • fair-weather — used in or intended for fair weather only.
  • fairweatherMount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 15,292 feet (4660 meters).
  • fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.

adjective trustless

  • cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
  • fink — a strikebreaker.

Antonyms for trustless

adjective trustless

  • doubtless — without doubt; certainly; surely; unquestionably.
  • indubious — Not dubious or doubtful; certain.

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