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Trustful

adj.calm, kindwarm

What it means

Inclined or ready to place confidence in someone or something.

Reach for it when describing an open willingness to trust, usually before complete proof

The trustful child relaxed when the familiar teacher entered.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    open

    when receptiveness and low defensiveness matter

    not when Openness can exist alongside careful verification.

  • everyday

    trusting

    when ready belief in another person's honesty is central

    not when Trusting is more common and can imply vulnerability or naivety.

  • warm

    confiding

    when trust is shown by sharing private thoughts

    not when Confiding concerns disclosure, not general confidence.

  • formal

    credulous

    when belief comes too easily

    not when Credulous is critical, not praise, and should mark a risky excess of trustfulness.

  • formal

    unsuspicious

    when absence of distrust is the narrow fact

    not when Unsuspicious is not necessarily positive and can imply poor caution.

  • literary

    innocent

    when lack of cynical suspicion is meant

    not when Innocent can patronize an adult and says nothing about justified trust.

Said against

3
  • distrustful
  • suspicious
  • wary

It naturally appears in

3
  • trustful nature

    Her trustful nature remained balanced by clear financial checks.

  • trustful relationship

    A trustful relationship grew from promises kept in small matters.

  • open and trustful

    The child seemed open and trustful once the routine became predictable.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.