as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Recent Examples of distrust
Kyler Alvord, People.com, 6 May 2025
Why do Americans have such deep distrust of their government?
—David French, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Over time, this disconnects them from their inner emotional world and teaches them to distrust their own instincts.
—Reem Raouda, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In the wake of the 2024 election, voters expressed a strong distrust in legacy media, which many perceived as an insider's club for elite Democrats.
—Kyler Alvord, People.com, 6 May 2025
Why do Americans have such deep distrust of their government?
—David French, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
Verb
Untrained users can misinterpret outputs, distrust the system, or simply ignore it altogether.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Over time, this disconnects them from their inner emotional world and teaches them to distrust their own instincts.
—Reem Raouda, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
Noun
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There were doubts Florida would ever consistently make the playoffs, let alone be annual Stanley Cup contenders.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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There is little doubt about where Fils will want to play.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The idea that some demonstrators were being compensated sparked wider skepticism.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
20 May 2025
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Ziff, in spite of some family skepticism toward Margouleff and his scheme, agreed.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Though suspicions had long surrounded Steven Pankey — a local man with ties to her church who later ran twice for the governor of Idaho — he wasn’t arrested until 2020.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Murderbot's newfound free will leads to odd behavior sparking suspicion from the PreservationAux team.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The Tipperary, Ireland, native wants to make the most of this historic run that coincides with an ongoing wave of economic uncertainty.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
21 May 2025
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With economic uncertainties looming, marketers must embrace a mindset of doing more with less.—
Kelly Starman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Ensure all leaders undergo AI training and can communicate the same message to prevent confusion and mistrust.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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On the right, this manifested itself as various forms of xenophobia and a wholesale mistrust of institutional figures; on the left, as much of what came to be called cancel culture and its censorious milieu.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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