Trust vs. Respect — What's the Difference?

Confidence in someone's reliability.

Admiration for someone based on their qualities.

Faith in someone's integrity.

Treating someone with consideration.

Assurance of another's predictability.

Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or action shown towards someone or something considered important or held in high esteem or regard. It conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities.

Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance

A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

The state of being regarded with honor or esteem

One in which confidence is placed.

Consideration or appreciation

Custody; care

Due regard for something considered important or authoritative

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

A particular aspect, feature, or detail

Reliance on something in the future; hope

Usage Problem Relation; reference. See Usage Note at regard.

Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit

To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire

A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

To avoid interfering with or intruding upon

The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

To avoid violating

The property so held.

To relate or refer to; concern

An institution or organization directed by trustees

(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

(uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration

To have or place confidence in; depend on

Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.

To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something

(countable) a particular aspect, feature or detail of something

To expect with assurance; assume

Good will; favor

To give credence to; believe

To have respect for.

To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust

To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.

To extend credit to.

To abide by an agreement.

To have or place reliance; depend

To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.

To be confident; hope.

To relate to; to be concerned with.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

(obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

(obsolete) To look toward; to face.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

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That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor.

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

To look toward; to front upon or toward.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

To regard; to consider; to deem.

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce.

(legal) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.

The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution.

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another.

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

Reputation; repute.

To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.

Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in any respect; in all respects.

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

Relation; reference; regard.

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

Consideration; motive; interest.

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point;

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded);

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

An attitude of admiration or esteem;

To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard;

To risk; to venture confidently.

Behavior intended to please your parents;

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

A feeling of friendship and esteem;

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Courteous regard for people's feelings;

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

Regard highly; think much of;

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

Show respect towards;

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Esteem for another's achievements.

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.

Acknowledgment of someone's opinions.

Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

Reverence for someone's abilities.

Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.

That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.

An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.

A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.

Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

To show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

Certainty based on past experience;

The trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

A trustful relationship;

Have confidence or faith in;

Allow without fear

Be confident about something;

Expect and wish;

Confer a trust upon;

Extend credit to

A belief in the truthfulness of another.

A reliance on the character of a person.

Respect is best earned; demanding it might not yield genuine respect.

Trust can be rebuilt, but it often requires effort, time, and consistent behavior.

Relationships without trust are often unstable and lacking depth.

No, respect can be for anyone, regardless of their position or status.

It varies; one might respect someone immediately but take time to trust them.

Yes, one might respect an enemy's abilities or strategy without liking them.

Trust fosters collaboration, open communication, and a sense of security in teams.

Typically, trust is earned over time through consistent behavior.

Ideally, respect should be mutual, but it's not always the case.

Trust can be both a feeling based on intuition and a conscious choice.

Respect can be shown through listening, acknowledging, and valuing others.

Yes, trust can exist in various relationships, even without romantic love.

While related, respect and trust address different facets of relationships.

Trust can be strengthened through open communication, consistency, and transparency.

Respect fosters a positive environment, encourages collaboration, and values diversity.