trusted

trust·ed
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/ˈtɹʌstɪd/

adjective

reliable

CommonScrabble 8

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of trust
adjectivetrusted (comparative more trusted, superlative most trusted)

comparative more trusted · superlative most trusted

  1. reliable

    According to a new survey, Robin Roberts is America's most trusted news anchor. And America's least trusted news anchor? Matt Liar!

    2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Norm Macdonald
    1 more example

    “CPB’s support extends to every corner of the country—urban, rural, tribal, and everywhere in between,” the org noted.” In many communities, public media stations are the only free source of trusted news, educational children’s programming, and local and national cultural content.”

    2026 January 5, Michael Schneider, “Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding”, in Variety, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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