as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a trustworthy bodyguard who would never blab to the tabloids
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Recent Examples of trustworthy
That’s where a trustworthy (and high-quality) hotel kids’ club makes all the difference.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
Proponents argue that editors should collaborate only with trustworthy writers and that restricting coverage to writers who can afford expensive travel limits diverse perspectives.
—Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The Senate should be plotting and steady and boring and trustworthy.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The Senate should be plodding, and steady, and boring, and trustworthy.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
Proponents argue that editors should collaborate only with trustworthy writers and that restricting coverage to writers who can afford expensive travel limits diverse perspectives.
—Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
The Senate should be plotting and steady and boring and trustworthy.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The Senate should be plodding, and steady, and boring, and trustworthy.
—Scott Pelley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for trustworthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trustworthy
Adjective
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Name what works, define one agreement, and build from something that feels stable and reliable.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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As markets continue to adjust, gold coins are expected to maintain their position as a reliable store of value.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Many Jewish people across the world are Zionists, and so there is a temptation, which needs to be resisted, to hold Jewish people across the world responsible for the misdeeds of Israel.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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In a statement posted to X, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the blatant act of antisemitism and vowed to hold those responsible accountable for the graffiti.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Our daughters no longer feel safe in their sports or private spaces.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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The Moon moves through your 1st House of Identity, bringing focus back to what’s true for you.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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While that’s still true, some of these rising players are feeling the pain of fickle production, too.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Trustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustworthy. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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