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 is no doubt about Arsenal’s effectiveness on attacking corners, but even after the returns of Havertz and Gabriel, there will be areas to improve on the defensive side.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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For subsumed within Lincoln’s willingness to accept the Chicago nomination was knowledge — perhaps without a doubt — of what actions by states were to come and what actions were morally right for the government to pursue.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 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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Murderbot's newfound free will leads to odd behavior sparking suspicion from the PreservationAux team.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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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
Noun
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Economists and real estate agents say a variety of factors are putting a lid on home prices, including high mortgage rates, rising inventory levels and economic uncertainty stemming from tariffs.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Diorio said the increase was necessary to balance the budget amid federal cuts and economic uncertainty.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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Her simmering screen presence, filled with raw mistrust reveals — by contrast — the thin atmosphere in the majority of the scenes.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Instead of falling victim to fear and mistrust, take the time to understand how the technology is actually being used.—
Fredrik Nilsson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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