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trustful

/ˈtrʌstfəl/
/ˈtrʌstfəl/
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Definitions of trustful
  1. adjective
    inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
    “"great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall”
    synonyms: trusting
    credulous
    disposed to believe on little evidence
    confiding
    willing to entrust personal matters
    unsuspecting, unsuspicious
    not suspicious
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    antonyms:
    distrustful
    having or showing distrust
    incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
    cynical, misanthropic, misanthropical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
    doubting, questioning, sceptical, skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
    green-eyed, jealous, overjealous
    suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
    leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, wary
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
    misogynic
    (used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women
    oversuspicious
    unduly suspicious
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