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

It forbids therapists from insisting on spreading their personal views through confidential, sensitive conversations with trusting minors happening behind closed doors.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The scramble comes after many businesses in the Gulf dropped war-risk cover in recent years to reduce their premiums, brokers said, trusting the region’s reputation as a haven from political turmoil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Something I’m always talking about is trusting the way that you feel,” Flea says as we finish up.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"I'm trusting his judgement that he knows what he's doing," said Jane Sick, a 64-year-old Trump supporter, to AFP when reached by phone.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“This is what I get for trusting a human,” Pond said.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young