as in doubted
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 distrusted
Families that once distrusted financial institutions now embrace long-term planning.
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Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, identity categories have become more fluid, and traditional sources of authority — religion, education, government — are more likely to be contested or distrusted.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Violence is rarely reported to authorities, who are distrusted by local communities.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Democrats have recently shied away from the issue, because, during the late Biden era, the public largely distrusted them to manage migration.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At the same time, identity categories have become more fluid, and traditional sources of authority — religion, education, government — are more likely to be contested or distrusted.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Violence is rarely reported to authorities, who are distrusted by local communities.
—Bram Ebus, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Democrats have recently shied away from the issue, because, during the late Biden era, the public largely distrusted them to manage migration.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrusted
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Though four decades have passed since the group’s start, Brown never doubted their staying power.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the time, critics doubted an American version would work.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the probe unfolded, Kelly Dever was one of several low-rent Canton losers who couldn’t keep their stories straight when questioned by the feds.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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That person was questioned and later released, and so was another taken into custody later that day.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Distrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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