variants also intrust

Synonym Chooser

How is the word entrust distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of entrust are commit, confide, consign, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," entrust implies committing with trust and confidence.

the president is entrusted with broad powers

When is it sensible to use commit instead of entrust?

The meanings of commit and entrust largely overlap; however, commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody.

committed the felon to prison

In what contexts can confide take the place of entrust?

In some situations, the words confide and entrust are roughly equivalent. However, confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.

confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney

When can consign be used instead of entrust?

While the synonyms consign and entrust are close in meaning, consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality.

consigned the damaging notes to the fire

When is relegate a more appropriate choice than entrust?

The words relegate and entrust can be used in similar contexts, but relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.

relegated to an obscure position in the company

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entrust You’re entrusted with the awesome responsibility of delivering a better reality for the nation, and one whose level of global power and influence ties its future inextricably to the rest of the world. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025 Siegfried also thinks so and entrusts the clinic work to him for a day. Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025 Jeffrey Zupan, at the time a senior fellow at the Regional Plan Association, was entrusted with collecting data on how electronic tolling was working out. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Hired as Trump's special counsel in 2007, he was quickly entrusted with sensitive tasks ranging from negotiating vendor disputes to burying stories that might tarnish Trump's public image. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for entrust 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrust
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  • Today, there are 42 suspects imprisoned in Haiti, including 18 Colombians, the three Haitian Americans and various Haiti National Police officers who were tasked with protecting the president.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The working group, which will include the Treasury secretary, chairs of the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with other agency heads, is tasked with developing a regulatory framework for digital assets, according to the order.
    Hannah Lang and Trevor Hunnicutt, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Even when the flames are extinguished, their impact will remain—leaving thousands displaced, jobs lost, and a sense of stability shaken.
    John Hope Bryant, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
  • With a few weeks left in winter, go ahead and grab this coat starting from $16 in select sizes, and keep scrolling to see more jacket deals at Walmart.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • Corey Perry scored on Tuesday and was coming off one of his better outings of the season, Knoblauch trusts Mattias Janmark’s two-way game and Vasily Podkolzin had usurped Skinner as Draisaitl’s winger by the eighth game of the season.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The group warns prospective owners to expect their mini pig to become larger than estimated, and not to trust a breeder who promises their pig will remain tiny.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • In August that same year, her employer transferred her to the position of night guest laundry attendant at a wage of $16.50 an hour.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But strikers Carlos Vinicius, Islam Slimani and, to an extent, Darwin Nunez have struggled to transfer their Primeira Liga form in Portugal to the Premier League.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Acquiring Plum gives a veteran guard to the Sparks young core of Rickea Jackson and Cameron Brink and reunites her with her former Aces teammate Dearica Hamby.
    Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The rise in right-wing extremism — not least in Germany, where the far-right AfD party is running second in the polls — gives The Investigation a current relevance, but director Kahl says current politics was not on his mind.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole are their best offensive options and backup center Jonas Valanciunas and forward Corey Kispert their only other veterans, Washington fully committed to the future.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The Commanders committed five turnovers — two interceptions — and finished with a season-worst minus-3 turnover margin.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Chiefs wouldn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the game.
    Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • And, to access the program, a parent must relinquish custody of his or her child to the state — a requirement many parents find inhumane.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • McKinnon recommends waiting until kids are about 5 years old to take their first surf lesson.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Costco and Apple were among the companies to recently recommend that shareholders reject anti-DEI proposals, making the case that diversity initiatives are good for business.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrust. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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