trustworthy.

Worthy of confidence in honesty or reliability.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• trustworthy witness
• trustworthy source

On the page

The archive was regarded as a trustworthy source.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Comparative more trustworthy; superlative most trustworthy when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: common.