Synonyms of distrusts

distrusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of distrust

as in doubts

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

• doubts
• questions
• mistrusts
• suspects
• misdoubts
• disbelieves
• discounts
• negates
• discredits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depends (on or upon)
• trusts
• banks (on or upon)
• relies (on or upon)
• counts (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distrusts

The American public distrusts its legal institutions and media outlets, creating a vacuum in which wild conjecture can bloom. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Someone who distrusts pharmaceutical companies may be more receptive to claims that the pandemic was engineered for profit. — Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

Trump’s decision to deploy these soldiers has thoroughly spooked a populace that already distrusts the president. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Online claims suggest Team Norway distrusts American food after shipping 1,276 pounds of provisions for the World Cup. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

But our culture now distrusts that kind of leadership. — Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026

The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026

Kitsune distrusts systems and sincerity equally. — Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026

Publishing a story based on a handful of unnamed sources is simply asking too much of a public that already distrusts the media. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025