distrustful
10
5.4
- adjective
- /dɪsˈtrʌstfəl/
:
desconfiado
- Nothing had happened, and the community had grown distrustful of promises made by government representatives.
- deeply distrustful
- increasingly distrustful
- distrustful and suspicious
Morgan still totally distrustful of Harry, right?
- Morgan still totally distrustful of Harry, right?
- Because as a species, we are distrustful of the new.
- Actually, when you put so much power in government's hands, you tend to become distrustful of people.
- Yes, but quite often the soldiers, a lot of civilians, are distrustful of the army because they feel it's the army that brought the trouble to them.
- I think he has been proved himself utterly distrustful on it.
- Imagine being so being so like, what's the word being so apprehensive and so distrustful that you think we would fake having a child together?
Examples
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I don't recall you being so distrustful of folks, Mary Alice.
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And being defensive and distrustful is usually not the best way to be a good teacher.
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Because as a species, we are distrustful of the new.
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I was very distrustful for a long time myself, found it very hard to accept a teacher until I finally found somebody I could accept.
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You have a distrustful character.
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You know, in business, as in life, people are so distrustful.
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Despite this, the public has grown increasingly distrustful of higher education, especially given concerns that college costs have risen so rapidly.
Academic text (2016) -
While some looked forward to the experience, others were distrustful, suspicious, and fearful.
Academic text (1998) -
Russians are understandably distrustful of the ruble and sensitive to the tremendous uncertainty created by their central bank.
Academic text (2000) -
Many people are distrustful of strangers, fearing they may have dishonest intentions.
Synonyms
286
4.2
Not easily believing that something is true
208
6.5
Not trusting people to have good intentions and expecting them to act for themselves
138
3.2
Not trusting other people or what they say
110
3.6
Careful because you do not trust someone or something
90
6.5
Not clearly true or trustworthy and causing doubt
38
3.0
Not likely to be true or real
23
6.9
Careful because you do not trust someone or something
5
5.2
Not trusting people and not willing to tell them private things
2
4.9
A person who does not easily believe others or share feelings with them
Antonyms
How Distrustful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Distrustful comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the word trust meaning 'belief or confidence in someone'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of dis- like in disagree meaning 'not', so a distrustful person is 'not trusting' and tends to doubt others.