trustworthiness
Deserving of confidence
Trustworthiness is the quality of being reliable, honest, and deserving of confidence.
Someone with trustworthiness keeps promises, acts with integrity, and can be counted on in difficult situations: Her trustworthiness made her the obvious choice to manage the estate.
The word applies to people, institutions, and information sources alike.
Study of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
rectitude · probity · honor · righteousness · scrupulousness · conscientiousness · incorruptibility · fairness
Habit of not lying
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- transparencyState of being see-through
forthrightness · genuineness · openness · directness · straightforwardness · guilelessness · ingenuousness · authenticity
Consistent, predictable performance
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- punctualityBeing on time
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
responsibility · diligence · faithfulness · stability · perseverance · dedication · meticulousness · thoroughness
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
adherence · constancy · steadfastness · commitment · dedication · staunchness · trueheartedness · dependability
Capacity to seem true
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
accuracy · substantiation · corroboration · evidence · proof · documentation · confirmation · testimony
ethics
Study of right conduct
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- moralityRight and wrong principles
uprightness · rectitude · probity · honor · righteousness · scrupulousness · conscientiousness · incorruptibility · fairness · goodness
truthfulness
Habit of not lying
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
transparency · forthrightness · genuineness · openness · directness · straightforwardness · guilelessness · ingenuousness · authenticity · earnestness
reliability
Consistent, predictable performance
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- punctualityBeing on time
accountability · responsibility · diligence · faithfulness · stability · perseverance · dedication · meticulousness · thoroughness · carefulness
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
fealty · adherence · constancy · steadfastness · commitment · dedication · staunchness · trueheartedness · dependability · reliability
believability
Capacity to seem true
- plausibilitySeeming likely true
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
authenticity · accuracy · substantiation · corroboration · evidence · proof · documentation · confirmation · testimony · endorsement
- moral educationmoral education, moral instruction, character education, moral development, moral lessons
- standingstanding, status, stature, reputation, position
- Islamic ethicsihsan, moral virtues, ethical conduct, birr, divine law
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
- authenticityauthentic, genuine, real, fake, counterfeit
trustworthinessunreliability
Tendency to disappoint expectations
undependability · untrustworthiness · inconsistency · flakiness · shakiness
trustworthinessdishonesty
Disposition toward falsehood
deceitfulness · deceptiveness · duplicity · falseness · mendacity
trustworthinesstreachery
Deliberate violation of trust
betrayal · disloyalty · perfidy · faithlessness · treason
trust, worthiness, worthy, trustworthy, mistrust, distrust, entrust, distrustful, untrustworthy