trustworthy

American

[truhst-wur-thee] / ˈtrʌstˌwɜr ði /

adjective

deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable.

The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.

Synonyms:

faithful, honorable, honest, true

trustworthy British

/ ˈtrʌstˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

worthy of being trusted; honest, reliable, or dependable

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Related Words

See reliable.

Other Word Forms

trustworthily adverb
trustworthiness noun
untrustworthily adverb
untrustworthy adjective

Etymology

Origin of trustworthy

First recorded in 1800–10; trust + worthy

Example Sentences

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“Structured data is the foundation of trustworthy AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Just as important," Nemenman says, "it may let us design new AI methods that are more accurate, efficient and trustworthy."

From Science Daily

Pavlick leads ARIA, a National Science Foundation AI research institute at Brown focused on building trustworthy AI assistants.

From Science Daily

He truly did have a really nice smile, one that lit his eyes, making him appear open and trustworthy.

From Literature

At an AI summit hosted by New Delhi in February, 91 countries and international organisations called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" AI.

From Barron's

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