as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Recent Examples of distrust
Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The trial comes at a moment of deepening public anxiety over social media’s impact on children, and growing distrust of the corporations that operate the platforms.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
But Weiss’s arrival at the network also coincided with a long-simmering crisis in broadcast news, in which its programming is increasingly distrusted by a rapidly dwindling audience.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The outbreaks have mostly affected children and have come as infectious disease experts warn that rising public distrust of vaccines generally may be contributing to the spread of a disease once declared eradicated by public health officials.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
The trial comes at a moment of deepening public anxiety over social media’s impact on children, and growing distrust of the corporations that operate the platforms.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
Many people living in communities where the virus is spreading face health care barriers and distrust the government.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
But Weiss’s arrival at the network also coincided with a long-simmering crisis in broadcast news, in which its programming is increasingly distrusted by a rapidly dwindling audience.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bipartisan skepticism of corporate power comes and goes in America, but the latest wave has roots in the parallel streams flowing from the Great Financial Crisis, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Chastain ended the lengthy note with a hint of skepticism about whether the series would ever air at all.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
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Three people were taken into custody, and one was being held on suspicion of murder, Eisenman said.—
Jordan B. Darling,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Since the racial justice protests of 2020, however, political posting has existed under sustained suspicion as performative.—
Alessandra Schade,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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His party successfully capitalized on rising nationalism fueled by a deadly border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia last year, economic woes and uncertainty over Thailand’s trade relationship with the United States, and built up a strong local support base.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Since both of Tuesday’s matches ended in a tie, there was a little uncertainty as to who buys the beers.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
16 Feb. 2026
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While 2026 has seen engagement at the bilateral level expanding, EU institutional mistrust of China persists.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News Digital that Andrew’s damaging behavior has left the monarchy vulnerable and fueled public mistrust.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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