Trust definition

Trust as a noun

1. something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

   "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

2. certainty based on past experience

   "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

   Same sense: reliance

3. the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others

   "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"

   Same sense: trustingness, trustfulness

4. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service

   "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

   Same sense: corporate trust, combine, cartel

5. complete confidence in a person or plan etc

   "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

   Same sense: faith

6. a trustful relationship

   "he betrayed their trust"

   Same sense: confidence

Trust as a verb

7. have confidence or faith in

   "We can trust in our government"

8. allow without fear

9. be confident about something

   Same sense: believe

10. expect and wish

    "I trust you will behave better from now on"

    Same sense: hope, desire

11. confer a trust upon

    Same sense: commit, confide, entrust, intrust

12. (chiefly archaic) extend credit to

    "don't trust my ex-wife: I won't pay her debts anymore"

Synonyms and antonyms

• reliance
• trustingness
• trustfulness
• corporate trust
• combine
• cartel
• faith
• confidence
• believe definition
• hope definition
• desire
• commit
• confide
• entrust
• intrust

Opposites: distrust, mistrust.

How to say trust

Trust has 1 syllable and rhymes with just. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with trust

• just
• must
• discussed
• dust
• adjust
• bust
• robust
• thrust
• rust
• lust
• crust
• disgust

All 30 words that rhyme with trust

TRUST in word games

Scrabble

5

Words With Friends

6

Anagrams

2

Is TRUST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check TRUST in the word checker, or unscramble TRUST to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.