Antonyms for distrustful
dɪsˈtrʌst fəldis·trust·ful

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1. distrustfuladjective

   having or showing distrust

   "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson

   Antonyms:
   unsuspicious, trustful, trusting, unsuspecting, confiding

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1. distrustfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   suspicious

How to use distrustful in a sentence?

1. Sterne:

   How frequently are the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of by a smile or a shrug. How many good and generous actions have been sunk into oblivion by a distrustful look, or stamped with the imputation of bad motives, by a mysterious and seasonable whisper!

2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I think that we can have a legitimate difference of opinion on this, because I think Iran has shown to be completely distrustful.

3. P. J. O'Rourke:

   Government isn't a good way to solve problems ... [G]overnment is concerned mostly with self-perpetuation and is subject to fantastic ideas about its own capabilities. ... [G]overnment is wasteful of the nation's resources, immune to common sense and subject to pressure from every half-organized bouquet of assholes. ... [G]overnment is distrustful of and disrespectful toward average Americans while being easily gulled by Americans with money, influence or fame.

4. Jesse Watters:

   Being a president is kind of like being a parent, you have to manage expectations. We take the twins on a car ride to Maine from New York … I don't tell the twins we're going to get there in three hours … They're going to be cranky and confused, and they're not going to trust me the next day. And that's how other people feel. They're cranky, confused, and they're distrustful of the president.

5. Scott Ratzan:

   Looking at African American respondents community surveys in New York City, Black Americans are more distrustful, and with good reason.

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