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distrust

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of distrust

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something

  • the psychicʼs bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
Synonyms of distrust

distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty
Words Related to distrust

disbelief, incredulity, unbelief

anxiety, concern, paranoia, wariness

compunction, niggle [chiefly British], qualm, scruple, tremor
Near Antonyms of distrust

credence, faith
Antonyms of distrust

assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, sureness, surety, trust

distrust

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of distrust

to have no trust or confidence in

  • we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
Synonyms of distrust

doubt, misdoubt, mistrust, question, suspect
Words Related to distrust

disbelieve, discount, discredit, negate
Near Antonyms of distrust

bank (on or upon), count (on or upon), depend (on or upon), rely (on or upon)
Antonyms of distrust

trust

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