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
Ivermectin became an ideological flashpoint during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining popularity as a treatment for the disease among people who distrusted the vaccines and established medical treatment protocols.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Many Americans feared and distrusted the idea of a standing army into the first half of the nineteenth century.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
25 May 2026
Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Reserve isn’t distrusted so much as unknown.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Christine said the nation’s health institutions and policies were broken, and average Americans distrusted healthcare systems.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
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Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Days earlier, The New Yorker had published a lengthy investigation that compiled over a hundred interviews and found that many people who had worked with him distrusted him and found inconsistencies in his actions.
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Lauren Feiner,
The Verge,
14 Apr. 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
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ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
The President is distrusted on the economy and has, per Fox News, a disapproval rating of an astonishing fifty-nine per cent.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Many Americans feared and distrusted the idea of a standing army into the first half of the nineteenth century.
—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
25 May 2026
Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Reserve isn’t distrusted so much as unknown.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
Christine said the nation’s health institutions and policies were broken, and average Americans distrusted healthcare systems.
—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—
Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Days earlier, The New Yorker had published a lengthy investigation that compiled over a hundred interviews and found that many people who had worked with him distrusted him and found inconsistencies in his actions.
—
Lauren Feiner,
The Verge,
14 Apr. 2026
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
The President is distrusted on the economy and has, per Fox News, a disapproval rating of an astonishing fifty-nine per cent.
—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrusted
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Some residents of northern Israel doubted the fighting would stop.
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Still, Tom Bartošák-Harlow, a spokesman for the International Chamber of Shipping, a trade association for shipowners and operators, doubted whether merchant ships would quickly start their engines and head for the exit.
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Riff questioned Hochman on Thursday about what legal grounds a judge had to halt a payout that the five county supervisors wanted to move forward despite the fraud allegations that first came to light in October.
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Tangipa also questioned how districts would verify eligibility while protecting employee privacy.
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“Distrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusted. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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