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Recent Examples of untrusting
Owner and patriarch of Hale Ranch, which has been in the family for six generations, Ikua is untrusting toward outsiders.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
In the month following the surgery, officials said the animal’s health and untrusting behavior completely turned around.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Now available to stream, Season 2 introduces new characters, including Peter’s new partner, Alice (Brittany Snow), and his new untrusting supervisor, Catherine (Amanda Warren).
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Those already untrusting of their employers are highly unlikely to do so.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This type can appear needy, untrusting or clingy in their actions toward a partner.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
After a harrowing event, an untrusting street vendor discovers the embrace of community.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
Eugene Borgida, a professor of psychology and law at the University of Minnesota, claims that forced participation tends to make participants defensive and untrusting, which makes for a less effective program.
—Candice Wang, Popular Science, 16 June 2020
The players, who really bought in at first, became confused and untrusting, uncertain that Jurgen would honor their commitment to him by rewarding them with a consistent status on the pitch.
—Jon Weinbach, Slate Magazine, 13 Oct. 2017
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
In the month following the surgery, officials said the animal’s health and untrusting behavior completely turned around.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
Now available to stream, Season 2 introduces new characters, including Peter’s new partner, Alice (Brittany Snow), and his new untrusting supervisor, Catherine (Amanda Warren).
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
Those already untrusting of their employers are highly unlikely to do so.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This type can appear needy, untrusting or clingy in their actions toward a partner.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023
After a harrowing event, an untrusting street vendor discovers the embrace of community.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2022
Eugene Borgida, a professor of psychology and law at the University of Minnesota, claims that forced participation tends to make participants defensive and untrusting, which makes for a less effective program.
—Candice Wang, Popular Science, 16 June 2020
The players, who really bought in at first, became confused and untrusting, uncertain that Jurgen would honor their commitment to him by rewarding them with a consistent status on the pitch.
—Jon Weinbach, Slate Magazine, 13 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrusting
Adjective
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Border czar Tom Homan says more than a thousand federal agents have already left Minnesota, though many community members remain distrustful and fearful.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The man lusting for power is always active, the center of the show, relentless, vigilant, distrustful, restless when anything stands in his way.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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“Untrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrusting. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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