trustingly

/'trʌstiɳli/

Thân thiện

She looked at her father trustingly.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that shows trust or confidence in someone or something; with a willingness to believe that others are good, honest, and reliable.

Usage

The adverb "trustingly" describes how an action is performed, specifically with trust. It modifies verbs, often verbs related to looking, speaking, or behaving.

Examples

• She trustingly handed her savings to her older brother.
• The child gazed trustingly at the firefighter who rescued her.
• He accepted the advice trustingly, without question.

Advanced Usage

• Used to highlight vulnerability: Often implies a certain innocence or lack of suspicion, which can create a contrast with a potential betrayal or danger.
  • The kitten approached the large dog trustingly, unaware of any threat.
• Literary and descriptive: More common in written narratives than in everyday spoken English, used to characterize a person's demeanor or actions.

Variants and Related Words

• Trusting (adjective): Having or showing trust.
  • She has a very trusting nature.
• Trust (noun/verb): The foundational concept of belief in reliability.
• Trustful (adjective): Synonym for "trusting."

Synonyms

• Confidently
• Unquestioningly
• Unreservedly
• With faith

Antonyms

• Distrustfully
• Suspiciously
• Warily
• Skeptically

Related Phrases

• With blind trust: Trusting completely without evidence or thought (stronger, sometimes more naive than "trustingly").
  • He followed the instructions with blind trust.
• In good faith: With honest intentions, believing others are doing the same (often used in formal or legal contexts).
  • The contract was signed in good faith.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with trust; in a trusting manner
   • she looked at her father trustingly

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trustfully
• confidingly