trustful
/'trʌstful/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust: Describes a person who is naturally willing to believe others, place confidence in them, or accept things without suspicion.
Usage
- This adjective describes a person's character or disposition. It is often used to portray someone as innocent, gullible, or sincerely believing.
- It can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "be" or "seem").
Examples
- Adjective:
- She has a very trustful nature and always assumes people are telling the truth.
- The child looked up at the stranger with trustful eyes.
- It is hard to remain trustful after being deceived multiple times.
Advanced Usage
- "Trustful of": Having trust or confidence in someone or something.
- He was remarkably trustful of his new business partners.
- "Trustful that": Feeling confident that something is true or will happen.
- She was trustful that her friend would keep the secret.
Variants and Related Words
- Trustfully (adverb): In a trustful manner.
- He nodded trustfully when she promised to return.
- Trustfulness (noun): The quality or state of being trustful.
- Her trustfulness was both her greatest strength and her greatest vulnerability.
Synonyms
- Trusting: Having or showing trust.
- Credulous: Having too great a readiness to believe things, often implying a lack of critical judgment.
- Gullible: Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
- Unquestioning: Accepting something without doubt or suspicion.
Antonyms
- Distrustful: Feeling or showing distrust.
- Suspicious: Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.
- Cynical: Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
- Wary: Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To take someone at their word: To believe exactly what someone says without question. This phrase describes a trustful action.
- In a trustful gesture, she took him at his word.
- A leap of faith: An act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be proved or known. This concept is related to being trustful.
- Investing in the startup required a trustful leap of faith.
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