SELF-DISTRUSTFUL Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

self-distrustful

adjective

Definition of self-distrustful

as in insecure

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Adjective

Continue reading … FRIENDLY FIRE — Cruz-Vance rivalry heats up as Texas senator suggests VP is 'feeling insecure'.

— , FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Oversharing by a leader can sometimes make the leader seem insecure to others.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of insecure

Adjective

As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 June 2026
To strangers, Kay seemed demure, diffident, even shy, an impression her youthful appearance helped create.

— Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of diffident

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Defense can’t be too timid, but there needs to be rational response to an asymmetric downside.

— Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Yukon Golds bring plenty of flavor on their own, while garlic and rosemary steeped in warm milk and cream make sure there’s nothing timid about them.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of timid

Adjective

The visitors were meek and the poorest performers of the four opponents, but how much of that is down to the way Leeds played?

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Moore plays Mona Friedman, a meek housewife who hasn’t sung in front of anyone since church choir and is unexpectedly cast in a community-theater production — then transforms into a zealous method actor willing to wage war over a marginal role.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of meek

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This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.

— Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

Definition of unassertive

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