trustworthy

B1
US /ˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/ UK /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/
adj Freq #11962

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations

    trustworthy public servants

  2. 2
    adj

    worthy of trust or belief

    a trustworthy report

  3. 3
    adj

    Deserving of trust, reliable.

    The storage of cryptographic secrets is one of the paramount requirements in building trustworthy systems.

Etymology

From trust + -worthy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · worthy of trust or belief trusty
3 adj · deserving of trust, reliable. believableconvincingcredibledependableethicalhonesthonorablekosherprincipledreliableresponsiblerighteous

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