Truth vs. Trust — What's the Difference?

Truths can be verified through evidence and logical reasoning.

Levels of trust can greatly vary between individuals or situations.

Truth is the conformity of facts or reality.

Trust is confidence in the reliability or truth of someone or something.

Truth is not influenced by emotions or personal beliefs.

Trust is developed over time through consistent and positive experiences.

Once established, a factual truth remains constant unless disproven.

Once broken, trust can be difficult to restore.

Truths, especially scientific ones, are accepted universally regardless of belief.

Trust is based on personal experiences and emotional judgment.

Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality. In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences.Truth is usually held to be the opposite of falsehood.

Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance

Conformity to fact or actuality

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

Reality; actuality

One in which confidence is placed.

The reality of a situation

Custody; care

A statement proven to be or accepted as true

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

Such statements considered as a group

Reliance on something in the future; hope

Sincerity; integrity

Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit

Fidelity to an original or standard

A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

Theology & Philosophy That which is considered to be the ultimate ground of reality.

The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

(Logic) The positive (true) truth-value.

The property so held.

True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.

An institution or organization directed by trustees

Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

The state or quality of being true to someone or something.

To have or place confidence in; depend on

(archaic) Faithfulness, fidelity.

To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something

(obsolete) A pledge of loyalty or faith.

To expect with assurance; assume

Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.

To give credence to; believe

That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.

To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust

(countable) Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.

To extend credit to.

Topness; the property of a truth quark.

To have or place reliance; depend

(games) In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth.

To be confident; hope.

To assert as true; to declare; to speak truthfully.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

To tell the truth.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

The quality or being true; as: - (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been; or shall be.

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the like.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

That which is true or certain concerning any matter or subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of things; fact; verity; reality.

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the like; as, the great truths of morals.

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from falsehood; veracity.

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

Righteousness; true religion.

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

To assert as true; to declare.

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

A fact that has been verified;

To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.

Conformity to reality or actuality;

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

A true statement;

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

The quality of nearness to the truth or the true value;

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

To risk; to venture confidently.

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.

Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.

That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.

An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.

A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.

Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

To show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

Certainty based on past experience;

The trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

A trustful relationship;

Have confidence or faith in;

Allow without fear

Be confident about something;

Expect and wish;

Confer a trust upon;

Extend credit to

Truth is verified through objective evidence and logical reasoning, whereas trust is built on personal experiences and emotional judgment.

Truth is the conformity of facts or reality, verified through evidence and logic.

Trust can exist based on belief or faith in someone's reliability, even in the absence of objective truth.

Trust is the belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something, often based on subjective experiences.

Trust is fundamental in relationships, serving as the foundation for mutual respect, safety, and emotional intimacy.

In science, truth is crucial for building knowledge, understanding the natural world, and making predictions based on empirical evidence.

Yes, someone can be truthful in providing factual information but may not be deemed trustworthy due to past actions or inconsistencies.

While some truths are considered absolute, especially in mathematics and science, others may change with new evidence or interpretations.

Rebuilding trust requires consistent honesty, transparency, and effort to rectify past wrongs over time.

Cultural backgrounds can significantly influence levels of trust in individuals, institutions, and societal norms.

A lack of trust can lead to societal fragmentation, increased conflict, and a breakdown in social cohesion and cooperation.

Truth is essential in law to ensure justice, fairness, and the protection of rights through factual evidence and objective judgment.

Trust often relies on the belief in someone's truthfulness and integrity, while truth can foster or erode trust depending on its nature and revelation.

Trust is crucial in economic transactions for ensuring reliability, reducing transaction costs, and fostering economic cooperation.

Some truths, especially those based on current knowledge and evidence, can change with new discoveries and insights.