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distrusted

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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David embraced aristocratic country life and distrusted outsiders; Sydney enjoyed London, music and company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Frost told the high court she distrusted friends at the time but now "100%" believes that stories about her were obtained by hacking her voicemails.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

After more than a decade of Nazi ascendance, the party and the barons who would bail them out still distrusted one another.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and writing about how such a reliable form of birth control can be so distrusted by many who use it.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024

“I know the bull that charges and the serpent that stings” could only mean that she distrusted Americans, and that this mistrust had come from experience.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago