Synonyms for trustworthy
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
dependable, reliable, honest, true, credible, authentic, trustable, sure, honorable US, honourable UK, trusty, truthful, responsible, safe, secure, faithful, sensible, convincing, ethical, righteous, principled, believable, confidential
Definitions
- adj. 1
Deserving of trust, reliable.
Example sentences
- honest Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.
- reliable I wonder whether Tom and Mary are really reliable.
- credible It wasn't true, but at first it sounded credible.
- dependable Tom told Mary that he thought John was dependable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trustworthy | rising | |
| honest | rising | |
| reliable | steady | |
| credible | rising | |
| dependable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sure1, true1, safe1
- 6 letters
- honest2, secure2, trusty2
- 7 letters
- ethical3
- 8 letters
- reliable4, faithful2, sensible3, credible3, truthful2
- 9 letters
- authentic3, honorable4, righteous2, trustable
- 10 letters
- convincing3, honourable4, believable4, dependable4, principled3
- 11 letters
- responsible4
- 12 letters
- confidential4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honest2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- de confiance