TRUSTED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

trusted

verb

past tense of trust

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to trusted the eldest child with walking the dog every morning

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as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another I wouldn't trust my wallet with a complete stranger if I were you

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as in believed

to regard as right or true don't trust everything you read in the newspaper

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Recent Examples of trusted The Wildcats trusted Cotts too. —

Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 The Gotti family has called Kasman a habitual liar who cannot be trusted, who rode on the coattails of the family patriarch. —

Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 Stevens said the critical part of a positive policing interaction is making sure the person feels heard, trusted and validated. —

Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 Salesforce and Informatica believe that trusted data and metadata are the key components of the control layer for enterprise AI. —

Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Yet a third of the way into a scoreless game with everything on the line, Ramos trusted him with the ball most. —

Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 But, of course, the spotlight is on deep discounts and a focus on the marketplace’s Brand+ channel where shoppers can find trusted, global brands (with official product authentication). —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Last year, Porter improved his technique and trusted it, cutting the infractions nearly in half (nine flags, three declined and six accepted). —

Mike Defabo, New York Times, 3 June 2026 And anyone who doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to Trump and recognize a basic fact of our democracy shouldn’t be trusted as our governor. —

George Skelton, Mercury News, 1 June 2026

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You are not simply assigned a room, you are temporarily entrusted with the care of an extraordinary beachfront home.

— Arion McNicoll, TheWeek, 15 June 2026
The 78-year-old has taken several nations to World Cups over the course of his career – be that the Netherlands or South Korea – and he has now been entrusted with Curaçao soccer’s biggest moment.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 June 2026