MISTRUSTS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

mistrusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of mistrust

as in doubts

to have no trust or confidence in a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day

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At the same time, the column notes that doubts about Harris’s electability are widespread among Democrats, given her 2024 loss and questions about whether the party should turn to a new candidate.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Ion Stoica, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, doubts that American efforts to restrict access to powerful AI could prevent the spread of capable models.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026

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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

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