as in doubting
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 distrusting
Betrayal trauma often leads to shame, self-blame and fear and can leave survivors alienated from and distrusting of others.
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Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This five-step sequence is less about distrusting AI than about disciplining ourselves.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Anne P. Deprince, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
This five-step sequence is less about distrusting AI than about disciplining ourselves.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrusting
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For the skeptically inclined, that reasoning might argue for doubting the existence of other minds, rather than for believing in God.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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But there’s no doubting the dysfunction that comes with the streak.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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He was held for questioning for two days, but released without charges in connection to her death.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Roughly 20 parents spoke to the school board Thursday night questioning what would happen if Blanton closed.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Distrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusting. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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