TRUSTED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

trusted

verb

Definition of trusted next

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 It will be trusted human connection at scale. —

Lin Cherry, Fortune, 17 May 2026 From a $16 foldable duffle bag that fits a week’s worth of clothes to compression socks trusted by over 60,000 five-star reviewers, these travel deals are low in price but big on convenience. —

Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026 Pharmacists are trusted healthcare professionals trained to screen patients, administer injections and provide vaccines, such as flu and COVID-19 shots. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026 If an override did occur and was reversed by a manager who trusted the system's track record, the structure is actively discouraging the judgment it was built to include. —

Tiffany Archer, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Johansson is so trusted that his presence gives the Wild an easy way out rather than upgrading the top six. —

Michael Russo, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Like an athlete who’s spent months training and preparing for perhaps the biggest night of his year, Delgado trusted the work — the idea planted four months prior, the brainstorming over minor details, and the acting, consulting and editing that brought it all together. —

Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 May 2026 Salieri is in the prime of his career as the esteemed Court Composer and trusted confidant to Emperor Joseph (Rory Kinnear). —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026 Four trusted her enough to go on the record, and on camera, shining a light for the first time on the heartbreaking human toll of the Palm Beach millionaire’s miserable world. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026

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Millions of Americans were dying, including two of my best friends and many of the elders who had bravely entrusted their stories to me.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
James Snoddy, a pre-law student from Flower Mound, questioned how a chancellor and a governing board that isn't made up of educators can be entrusted with the responsibility of determining what can and cannot be taught in the classroom.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 May 2026