Trustless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking trust; untrusting. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Which does not need any trust, or a trusted third party. not-comparable

    "A trustless network can run even if none of its nodes trusts another."

  3. 3
    Untrustworthy; not deserving to be trusted. not-comparable, obsolete

    "But thinks it not that[…]the voice which the spirit uttereth when he is gone from man[…]is a voice proceeding from the spirit which is in earthly, ignorant, and overclouded man; and therefore a trustles and not to be-believed voice?"

Synonyms

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dubiousfly-by-nightirresponsiblequestionableundependableunreliable

Example

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"A trustless network can run even if none of its nodes trusts another."

Etymology

From trust + -less.

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