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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistrustfulness
Noun
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Because there is little doubt that Canadiens management sees what their coach sees, and what anyone watching their team sees.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026 -
There are also significant doubts there are enough Navy ships to escort commercial vessels, given that 60 or more tankers typically traverse the strait each day.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Weiss took the recent Iranian protests seriously, asking staff during one morning call if the new round of protests could be the wave that topples the regime, leading to skepticism from some journalists in London.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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By Saturday, those details hadn’t emerged — despite ongoing skepticism about Cuba’s narrative.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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He was detained again in 2017 for an assault in Queens, then six months later arrested for suspicion of public drunkenness in Georgia.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Fallout from the attacks has undermined the Emirates' efforts to de-escalate tensions with Iran despite longtime suspicions of its neighbor across the Gulf.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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By tightening the circular error probable and introducing uncertainty in the final trajectory, Kheibar Shekan tests Israel’s missile defense agility.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Investors sold off shares across sectors, with analysts citing heightened uncertainty as the main driver behind the sharp decline.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Mistrustfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrustfulness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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