trustful
Quick to believe
Trustful describes someone inclined to trust others, often without much evidence.
A trustful child believes what adults tell them.
The word suggests openness and perhaps naivety—trustful people may be easily deceived.
It overlaps with trusting, though trustful sounds slightly more literary: Her trustful nature made her vulnerable to scams.
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unwaryWithout due caution
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
childlike · innocent · simple · unworldly · open-hearted · guileless · artless · unguarded
Firm in allegiance
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- believingAccepting as true
- confidingSharing secrets trustingly
reliant · dependent · allegiant · committed · constant · true · supportive · attached
Free from deception
- genuineTruly what it claims
- authenticVerified as original
- earnestSincerely intense in purpose
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
open · transparent · candid · direct · truthful · straightforward · unreserved · wholehearted
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unwaryWithout due caution
ingenuous · childlike · innocent · simple · unworldly · open-hearted · guileless · artless · unguarded · unsophisticated
loyal
Firm in allegiance
confiding · reliant · dependent · allegiant · committed · constant · true · supportive · attached · bonded
honest
Free from deception
forthright · open · transparent · candid · direct · truthful · straightforward · unreserved · wholehearted · warm
trustfuldistrustful
Lacking faith in others
mistrustful · suspicious · untrusting · skeptical · wary
distrustful, mistrustful, distrustfully, trustfully, trustfulness, untrustful, mistrustfully