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distrust

[dis-truhst] / dɪsˈtrʌst /
NOUN
lack of faith in something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disbelief doubt misgiving mistrust skepticism suspicion wariness
STRONG
qualm question
WEAK
misdoubt
Antonyms
STRONGEST
belief certainty confidence faith trust
WEAK
assurance credit surety
VERB
be suspicious, skeptical of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disbelieve discredit mistrust
STRONG
doubt misbelieve question suspect
WEAK
be wary of smell a rat wonder about
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believe trust
WEAK
be confident credit

Example Sentences

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To do a deal, they also needed to overcome a deep chasm of distrust.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

His distrust of governments also extends to regular medicine.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Incorrect warnings can cause costly evacuations, economic disruption, and public distrust of monitoring systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The toxic turn between OpenAI and Anthropic fuels distrust and threatens to further rupture consensus around still-evolving safety practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

I only wish I could muster up the courage to actually warrant any of her distrust.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

Vocabulary lists containing distrust

"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3

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