MISTRUSTFULNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

mistrustfulness

noun

as in doubt

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something eyed the strange invention with his usual mistrustfulness

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Noun

Eliminate all doubt and all potential for committing a violation by using a side-by-side or over/under double barrel.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Still, there was a cloud of public doubt lingering over the event.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of doubt

Noun

Records suggest many died of diseases like tuberculosis or influenza, but Schindler said those assertions merit skepticism.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Thus Irving manages to have his cake and eat it too, by insisting on the tale’s authenticity while asserting his own skepticism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of skepticism

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Now, however, the escalating trade disputes between the two nations are not only challenging this close partnership, but also creating growing uncertainty for American farmers and agricultural equipment manufacturers.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Together, the flurry of legal filings has thrust the state, its voters and election officials into a period of uncertainty ahead of the November election.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

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