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Nouns (8)

n. the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"

trust

n. something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

reliance

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

commercial credit

n. credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes

confidence

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

combine, cartel

n. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

Verbs (17)

believe

v. be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

sell to on credit

v. extend credit to

allow with confidence

v. allow without fear

desire, hope, expect

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

commit, confide, entrust, intrust

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

rely on, rely upon, bank on, confide in, swear by, have confidence in, have faith in

v. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (94)

territory, mandate, colony, province, dominion, territorial dominion

n. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

liability, indebtedness, financial obligation, pecuniary obligation

n. an obligation to pay money to another party

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. lack of independence or self-sufficiency

trust, confidence

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

trust, reliance

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

trust, confidence

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

confidence

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

creed, credo

n. any system of principles or beliefs

belief, dogma, tenet

n. a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

denomination

n. a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith

promise, hope

n. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

liability, indebtedness, financial obligation, pecuniary obligation

n. an obligation to pay money to another party

trust, faith

n. complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. lack of independence or self-sufficiency

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

sureness, authority, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence

n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

trust, reliance

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

monopoly

n. exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"

conglomerate, empire

n. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

postulate, posit, take as a given, assume as an axiom

v. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

think, believe

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

pledge, give as a guarantee

v. give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"

submit, pass on, relegate

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

assign

v. transfer one's right to

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

embrace, espouse, sweep up

v. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

Synonyms (6)

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

Antonyms (22)

distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust

n. the trait of not trusting others

suspicion, suspiciousness

n. being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

uncertainty, doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, incertitude, dubiety

n. the state of being unsure of something

disbelief, skepticism, agnosticism, scepticism

n. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

question, query

v. pose a question

distrust, mistrust, suspect

v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

doubt, lack confidence in

v. lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

trust

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