as in skeptical
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
with time the missionary doctor won the trust of even the most trustless villagers
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Recent Examples of trustless
Research on the emerging agent economy emphasizes that blockchain enables permissionless participation, trustless settlement, and machine-to-machine transactions, forming the foundation for autonomous economic actors.
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Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Founders with deep domain expertise are building in financial infrastructure, global payments, AI compute networks, media, telecom, and beyond – massive sectors where the combination of trustless systems and intelligent automation can unlock entirely new markets.
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Pete Najarian,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
By offering a trustless, permanent ledger, blockchain lays the groundwork to challenge conventional centralized models.
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William Jones,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
Bitcoin is not working very well at what it was intended to be, which is a trustless medium of exchange that does not involve any third-party intermediaries or central bank money.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Founders with deep domain expertise are building in financial infrastructure, global payments, AI compute networks, media, telecom, and beyond – massive sectors where the combination of trustless systems and intelligent automation can unlock entirely new markets.
—
Pete Najarian,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
By offering a trustless, permanent ledger, blockchain lays the groundwork to challenge conventional centralized models.
—
William Jones,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
Bitcoin is not working very well at what it was intended to be, which is a trustless medium of exchange that does not involve any third-party intermediaries or central bank money.
—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trustless
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When Axsome went public in 2015, Wall Street was skeptical and the company’s stock puttered along under $10 for years.
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Contrary to what the public has been led to believe, America’s Founding Fathers were skeptical and anxious about democracy.
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Standards are high at the Etihad Stadium after 10 years of Guardiola and Manchester City is counting on Maresca being the right man to keep this going even if many of the club’s own supporters are unsure.
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People are unsure about the industry for good reason, with everything happening with AI and in the world.
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Large-scale events involve tabletop exercises with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency managers and venue officials running through countless scenarios — evacuations, suspicious packages, drones and crowd surges.
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Residents who witness suspicious activity can contact non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111 or call 911 when appropriate.
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Harvard Health has taken a critical look at Apollo Neuro, and Medscape has warned about uncertain efficacy in at-home vagus stimulation devices.
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At the edge of an uncertain frontier, the founders organized people, knowledge, and governance in a way that could survive the unknown.
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Reece James and Jarell Quansah are both doubtful due to injury, and Tino Livramento is out of the tournament entirely.
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Jimmy sounds doubtful that Carmy will agree to it.
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“Trustless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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