trusting

[ truhs-ting ]

/ ˈtrʌs tɪŋ /

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adjective

inclined to trust; confiding; trustful: a trusting child.

OTHER WORDS FOR trusting

unsuspicious, innocent, naive, unwary.

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Origin of trusting

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at trust, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM trusting

trust·ing·ly, adverbtrust·ing·ness, nounnon·trust·ing, adjectiveself-trusting, adjective

un·trust·ing, adjective

How to use trusting in a sentence

My first two jobs had similar cultures that didn’t feel inclusive or trusting.
10 questions I wish I’d asked prior employers before accepting a job|Alexandra Dobkin|July 27, 2020|Quartz
But there was in that exclamation an undertone of disbelief clear enough to untrusting ears.
Linda Lee, Incorporated|Louis Joseph Vance
And our great parties have too often been far apart and untrusting of each other.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches|Various
Untrusting, unfaithful obstinacy had set me at the head of that army of innocents!
Lilith|George MacDonald