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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

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  • playful

    wide-eyed

    when innocent confidence is described informally

    not when Wide-eyed can patronize and imply inexperience.

  • everyday

    open

    when receptiveness and lack of defensiveness matter

    not when Open people can still withhold trust until evidence arrives.

  • professional

    confident

    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

    trustful

    when a settled disposition of confidence is meant

    not when Trustful is rare and can imply naivety.

Said against

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  • suspicious
  • distrustful
  • guarded

It naturally appears in

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  • 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

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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.