Trusting
adj.calm, kindwarm
What it means
Willing to believe in another's honesty, ability, or care.
Reach for it when describing openness to reliance while acknowledging possible vulnerability
Their trusting partnership allowed mistakes to be reported before they spread.
Choose between these
6- playful
when innocent confidence is described informally
not when Wide-eyed can patronize and imply inexperience.
- everyday
when receptiveness and lack of defensiveness matter
not when Open people can still withhold trust until evidence arrives.
- professional
when belief rests mainly on ability or outcome
not when Confidence need not involve another person's honesty or care.
- formal
credulous
when readiness to believe has become excessive
not when Credulous is a warning, not a positive substitute.
- formal
unsuspicious
when absence of distrust is the precise fact
not when Merely lacking suspicion falls short of positive trust.
- literary
when a settled disposition of confidence is meant
not when Trustful is rare and can imply naivety.
Said against
3- suspicious
- distrustful
- guarded
It naturally appears in
3- trusting relationship
A trusting relationship still makes room for verification and disagreement.
- trusting nature
His trusting nature did not excuse the adviser from documenting risks.
- become trusting
The dog began to become trusting after weeks of consistent care.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adjective sense: inclined to trust opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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