mistrustful

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Recent Examples of mistrustful Initially mistrustful of each other, the two men bond over Molina's stories about movie star Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez) and her starring role in the eponymous film-within-a-film. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025 Those who perceive this total control are prone to paranoia, leaving them mistrustful and lonely, while those who seek to profit from it are dragged into depravity. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistrustful
Adjective
  • Drafted in the first round out of Texas Tech in 2017—a move that many fans were initially skeptical of—Mahomes only saw a few spot appearances before eventually taking over as the Chiefs’ starting quarterback.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Pfizer exec played a critical role in helping Mamdani connect with New York's skeptical business community.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • People hesitated, unsure of how to play with something new without looking foolish.
    Cas Holman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • As groceries get more expensive and Americans remain unsure about their economic future, shoppers are gravitating toward a tried-and-true budget meal.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Throw away anything that looks suspicious.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Journalists tend to be the type of people who run toward suspicious scenes.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Akheem Mesidor’s status uncertain Those wanting to know more about Hurricanes edge rusher Akheem Mesidor’s status for Saturday’s game against Stanford will have to wait a little bit longer.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Major deals now feature 20-30 year funding horizons—extraordinary bets on technologies whose commercial viability five years from now remains uncertain.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Many chief financial officers are investing in AI while still taking a measured approach—one that may seem overly cautious from the perspective of chief information and technology officers.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Snow showers throughout the week; travelers advised to remain cautious due to potential slick conditions.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Divided by borders, and further fragmented by custom and belief into tribelets of ideology, each suspicious and distrustful of the other.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When the Soloviev Group bought the Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy in March 2022, the local reactions ranged from cautiously optimistic to openly distrustful.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This careful tiptoeing is probably because the scissor artwork was never meant to be sold at a wider scale.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Mistrustful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrustful. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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