Trust vs. Trustworthy — What's the Difference?

Confidence in the reliability and honesty of someone or something.

Characterized by integrity and dependability.

The condition of being responsible for someone or something.

Having a reputation for reliability.

Legal arrangement where one party holds property on behalf of another.

Able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

A reliance on the integrity or abilities of a person or entity.

Deserving of trust or confidence.

Belief in the truth or reliability of a concept without absolute proof.

Reflecting qualities that engender trust.

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

Able to be relied on as honest or truthful

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

Warranting trust; reliable.

One in which confidence is placed.

Deserving of trust, reliable.

Custody; care

Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

Worthy of trust or belief;

Reliance on something in the future; hope

Taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations;

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

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.

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.

The property so held.

An institution or organization directed by trustees

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

To have or place confidence in; depend on

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

To expect with assurance; assume

To give credence to; believe

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

To extend credit to.

To have or place reliance; depend

To be confident; hope.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

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

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

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

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To risk; to venture confidently.

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

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

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

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

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.

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);

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

No, trust is built on the foundation of trustworthiness.

Consistent honesty, reliability, integrity, and transparency make someone trustworthy.

Trust is the belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.

Yes, it describes a consistent characteristic of being reliable and honest.

It's fundamental for the stability and depth of personal and professional relationships.

Through repeated positive experiences and evidence of someone's trustworthiness.

Trust can influence choices by allowing reliance on others' judgments or actions.

Relationships can be damaged, leading to skepticism and reluctance to engage.

It builds customer loyalty and positive relationships with stakeholders.

No, trust is a belief in reliability, while trustworthiness is the quality that inspires that belief.

Through ethical practices, consistent communication, and reliable products or services.

Yes, but it requires effort and proof of trustworthiness over time.

While essential, it also requires the other party to recognize and value that trustworthiness.

Yes, someone might be reliable in professional contexts but not in personal ones, or vice versa.

They are foundational for the functioning of legal systems, economies, and social interactions.