| confidence | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness | freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" |
| ~ certainty | the state of being certain.; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. confidence | a feeling of trust (in someone or something).; "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned" |
| ~ security | freedom from anxiety or fear.; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security" |
| n. (state) | 3. confidence | a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable.; "public confidence in the economy" |
| ~ hopefulness | full of hope. |
| n. (state) | 4. confidence, trust | a trustful relationship.; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust" |
| ~ friendly relationship, friendship | the state of being friends (or friendly). |
| n. (communication) | 5. confidence | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another.; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences" |
| ~ secret | something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on).; "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret" |
| trust | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. trust | something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).; "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" |
| ~ belongings, property, holding | something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property" |
| ~ active trust | a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties. |
| ~ blind trust | a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets. |
| ~ passive trust | a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties. |
| ~ charitable trust, public trust | a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes. |
| ~ clifford trust, grantor trust | a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more. |
| ~ implied trust | a trust inferred by operation of law. |
| ~ direct trust, express trust | a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation). |
| ~ discretionary trust | a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate. |
| ~ inter vivos trust, living trust | a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime. |
| ~ spendthrift trust | a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence. |
| ~ testamentary trust | a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies. |
| ~ savings account trust, savings bank trust, totten trust, trust account, trustee account | a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary. |
| ~ voting trust | an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. reliance, trust | certainty based on past experience.; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" |
| ~ certainty | the state of being certain.; "his certainty reassured the others" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. trust, trustfulness, trustingness | the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others.; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ credulity | tendency to believe readily. |
| n. (group) | 4. cartel, combine, corporate trust, trust | a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
| ~ consortium, syndicate, pool | an association of companies for some definite purpose. |
| ~ drug cartel | an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs.; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations" |
| ~ oil cartel | a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. faith, trust | complete confidence in a person or plan etc.; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. bank, rely, swear, trust | have confidence or faith in.; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" |
| ~ believe | accept as true; take to be true.; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
| ~ credit | have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of. |
| ~ lean | rely on for support.; "We can lean on this man" |
| ~ depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look | have faith or confidence in.; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" |
| v. (social) | 7. trust | allow without fear. |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. believe, trust | be confident about something.; "I believe that he will come back from the war" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| v. (emotion) | 9. desire, hope, trust | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| ~ wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| v. (possession) | 10. commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ commend | give to in charge.; "I commend my children to you" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ consign, charge | give over to another for care or safekeeping.; "consign your baggage" |
| ~ recommit | commit again.; "It was recommitted into her custody" |
| ~ obligate | commit in order to fulfill an obligation.; "obligate money" |
| v. (possession) | 11. trust | extend credit to.; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ loan, lend | give temporarily; let have for a limited time.; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" |
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