Synonyms of distrusting

distrusting

verb

present participle of distrust

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubting
• questioning
• mistrusting
• suspecting
• misdoubting
• disbelieving
• discounting
• discrediting
• negating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trusting
• depending (on or upon)
• relying (on or upon)
• counting (on or upon)
• banking (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distrusting

Almost every one hinges on high-profile cameos, which is fun at first but increasingly feels like the show distrusting its own protagonist to shoulder leading man duties. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

This is not about trusting or distrusting this new tool. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

However, his streak is threatened by a feisty new wife (Tamar Braxton) and distrusting stepdaughter (Kalani Jules). — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Surely, the paradox of people distrusting AI and yet relying on it can only last so long. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026

There’s the angry, distrusting career staff. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026

But regardless of what actually happened, at this point distrusting tech companies isn’t exactly irrational. — Casey Fiesler, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026

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

The Ngäbe and Buglé peoples in Panama have a reputation for resisting and distrusting outsiders. — Adam Williams, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2025