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Synonyms & Antonyms of distrustful
- she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire
Synonyms for distrustful
Words Related to distrustful
- paranoid
- (also paranoidal)
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Antonyms for distrustful
- credulous,
- gullible
- (also gullable),
- trustful,
- trusting,
- uncritical,
- unquestioning
- naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers
Synonyms for distrustful
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- hinky
- [slang],
- mistrustful,
- skeptical,
- suspicious,
- trustless,
- uncertain,
- unconvinced,
- undecided,
- unsettled,
- unsure
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“Distrustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrustful. Accessed 26 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of distrustful was in 1589
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