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
But Kafka typically distrusted psychological interpretations.
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Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Families that once distrusted financial institutions now embrace long-term planning.
—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
The bigger question is whether he is too distrusted in some MAGA quarters to win.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Aug. 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
Elites and institutions were distrusted, and the proliferation of hyperpartisan newspapers created a media landscape riven by suspicion and disinformation.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Families that once distrusted financial institutions now embrace long-term planning.
—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
The bigger question is whether he is too distrusted in some MAGA quarters to win.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 31 Aug. 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
Elites and institutions were distrusted, and the proliferation of hyperpartisan newspapers created a media landscape riven by suspicion and disinformation.
—James B. Steinberg, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrusted
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Former agency employees doubted the administration’s claim that some dismissals were caused by coding errors.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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They’ve been doubted every year.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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Greenberg questioned why Republicans are inaccurately labeling protesters in a way that could potentially draw violence.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Acosta was also questioned about a photograph that allegedly showed Menchel skiing in Aspen with Epstein sometime in the early 2000s.—
Julie K Brown,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Distrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusted. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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