trusting

American  

[truhs-ting] / ˈtrʌs tɪŋ /

adjective

1. inclined to trust; confiding; trustful.

   a trusting child.

   Synonyms:

   unwary, naive, innocent, unsuspicious

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Other Word Forms

• nontrusting adjective
• self-trusting adjective
• trustingly adverb
• trustingness noun
• untrusting adjective

Etymology

Origin of trusting

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; trust + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Prof Carissa Véliz of the Institute for Ethics in AI at Oxford University said trusting a firm to keep its word about how it uses sensitive data was another challenge.

From BBC

He wondered if everyone was as trusting as his parents.

From Literature

She said she never stopped trusting him not to drop her.

From The Wall Street Journal

“To share a space with your imagination is sacred — breathing the same air in the land of make believe and trusting that each others’ hearts are safe in their expression.”

From Los Angeles Times

It consists of simply putting up fliers announcing a show there and trusting the rest to take care of itself.

From The Wall Street Journal