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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There is no doubting Palmer’s world-class quality or his ability to produce it against elite opposition.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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On Friday night, there was no doubting these Thomases.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, the government calls these efforts inadequate, questioning Novo Nordisk’s ability to monitor drug safety and oversee its call centers on a broader scale.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Chief among them was the June 2020 arrest of broker Gianluigi Torzi, who was held in the Vatican barracks for 10 days of questioning without charge or a judge’s warrant, and had his cellphones and laptop seized.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Distrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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