trustworthy

[truhst-wur-th ee]

adjective

deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.

Origin of trustworthy

First recorded in 1800–10; trust + worthy

Related formstrust·wor·thi·ly, adverbtrust·wor·thi·ness, nounun·trust·wor·thi·ly, adverbun·trust·wor·thi·ly·ness, nounun·trust·wor·thy, adjective

Synonyms

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true, accurate, honest, faithful. See reliable.

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Examples from the Web for trustworthy

Contemporary Examples

For the Democrats to win as the Government Party, activist government must demonstrate that it both works and is trustworthy.
2016 Is No Democratic Slam Dunk
Lloyd Green
December 1, 2014
Will it convince Americans that nonbelievers can be trustworthy, moral, and even electable?
Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet
Vlad Chituc
September 25, 2014
Spitz impressed Michaelis as “reliable, trustworthy and intelligent… [and] willing to cooperate.”
On the Trail of Nazi Counterfeiters
Dr. Kevin C. Ruffner
September 20, 2014
“We deal with trustworthy clients, nuns, priests and religious institutions,” Von Freyberg told The Daily Beast.
The Money-Laundering Vatican Bank Comes Clean
Barbie Latza Nadeau
May 19, 2014
First of all, it completely undermines me as a trustworthy and compassionate caregiver.
Pediatrician: Don’t Make Me the Bad Guy By Teasing Your Kid About Shots
Russell Saunders
February 4, 2014

Historical Examples

We'll row, and send it back to you here by some one who is trustworthy.
It Happened in Egypt
C. N. Williamson
No mechanic has a set of customers so trustworthy as God and the elements.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)
John Greenleaf Whittier
Yet, from the home standpoint she had been trustworthy, more trustworthy than most.
The Incomplete Amorist
E. Nesbit
But she had been Jan's nurse, and was faithful and trustworthy beyond words.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker
I take it that trustworthy and honest in tangible things are much the same.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker

British Dictionary definitions for trustworthy

trustworthy

adjective

worthy of being trusted; honest, reliable, or dependable

Derived Formstrustworthily, adverbtrustworthiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for trustworthy

adj.

1791, from trust (n.) + worthy. Related: Trustworthiness.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for trustworthy

Contemporary Examples

For the Democrats to win as the Government Party, activist government must demonstrate that it both works and is trustworthy.

Will it convince Americans that nonbelievers can be trustworthy, moral, and even electable?

Spitz impressed Michaelis as “reliable, trustworthy and intelligent… [and] willing to cooperate.”

“We deal with trustworthy clients, nuns, priests and religious institutions,” Von Freyberg told The Daily Beast.

First of all, it completely undermines me as a trustworthy and compassionate caregiver.

Historical Examples

We'll row, and send it back to you here by some one who is trustworthy.

No mechanic has a set of customers so trustworthy as God and the elements.

Yet, from the home standpoint she had been trustworthy, more trustworthy than most.

But she had been Jan's nurse, and was faithful and trustworthy beyond words.

I take it that trustworthy and honest in tangible things are much the same.

trustworthy

Word Origin and History for trustworthy

adj.

Origin of trustworthy