Synonyms for overtrusting

Grammar : Adj

Spell : truhst

Phonetic Transcription : trʌst

Top 10 synonyms for overtrusting

accepting
believing
born yesterday
dupable
easy mark
falling for
green
overtrusting
simple
swallow whole

Other synonyms for the word overtrusting

taken in
trustful
trusting
uncritical
unquestioning
unsophisticated
unsuspecting
unsuspicious
unwary

Définition of overtrusting

Origin : c.1200, from Old Norse traust "help, confidence," from Proto-Germanic *traust- (cf. Old Frisian trast, Dutch troost "comfort, consolation," Old High German trost "trust, fidelity," German Trost "comfort, consolation," Gothic trausti "agreement, alliance"). Related to Old English treowian "to believe, trust," and treowe "faithful, trusty" (see true). Meaning "businesses organized to reduce competition" is recorded from 1877. Trust-buster is recorded from 1903.

As in credulous : adj gullible, naive

Antonyms for overtrusting

skeptical
suspecting
suspicious
untrusting

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