trustworthy

adjective

ˈtrəst-ˌwər-t͟hē How to pronounce trustworthy (audio)
Definition of trustworthynext
as in reliable
worthy of one's trust a trustworthy bodyguard who would never blab to the tabloids

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Recent Examples of trustworthy When a user, expecting to install a trustworthy clipboard manager, encounters the disk image, they’re prompted to press Command-R immediately after double-clicking it. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Ostrichpillow Go Neck Pillow This memory foam neck pillow has become my most trustworthy travel companion, joining me on flights to Tbilisi and Paris, on train rides to upstate New York, and in rental apartments where the pillows provided don’t quite cut it. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026 To turn this journalism project into a vetted, scientific one, our teams had to submit the design to Columbia’s Institutional Review Board, the independent ethics committee that reviews any study involving human subjects and decides whether the protocol is sound enough to produce trustworthy data. — Manoush Zomorodi, STAT, 24 June 2026 The New Playbook For Effective, Trustworthy AI ​ GenAI decisions that are hallucination-free and fully auditable are the key to AI that is trustworthy and can pass regulatory scrutiny. — Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trustworthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trustworthy
  1. reliable
  2. responsible
  3. safe
  4. true
Adjective
  • Andrews, a lifelong resident of Red Hook Houses West, said the community has waited long enough for a reliable pool.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • No reliable figures are available for battlefield casualties in the war.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of reliable
Adjective
  • Othram worked with Fort Worth police to identify McCurley as the man responsible.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Definition of responsible
Adjective
  • Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Los Robles officials said that staff, patients and visitors were safe and that medical care was not interrupted at the hospital.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of safe
Adjective
  • This underscores how Apple's control over its devices, from hardware to software, limits true ownership and poses challenges for long-term digital preservation.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • If religion is corrupted by breaking down the wall of separation, much the same is true of the state.
    — Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of true

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“Trustworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trustworthy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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