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Synonyms for distrust
dɪsˈtrʌstdis·trust
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distrustverb
To doubt is to lack conviction. Incompleteness of evidence may compel one to doubt, or some perverse bias of mind may incline him to. Distrust may express simply a lack of confidence; as, I distrust my own judgment; or it may be nearly equivalent to suspect; as, I distrusted that man from the start. Mistrust and suspect imply that one is almost assured of positive evil; one may distrust himself or others; he suspects others. Mistrust is now rarely, if ever, used of persons, but only of motives, intentions, etc. Distrust is always serious; mistrust is often used playfully. Compare SUPPOSE. Compare synonyms for DOUBT, n.
Synonyms:
doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise, suspectAntonyms:
believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust
Princeton's WordNet
misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicionnoun
doubt about someone's honesty
Synonyms:
apprehension, mistrust, misgiving, distrustfulness, suspiciousness, hunch, intuition, suspicion, scruple, qualmAntonyms:
trustfulness, trust, trustingness, bank, swear, relydistrust, distrustfulness, mistrustverb
the trait of not trusting others
Synonyms:
distrustfulness, suspicion, mistrust, misgivingAntonyms:
trust, trustingness, trustfulness, bank, swear, relydistrust, mistrust, suspectverb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Synonyms:
suspect, surmise, mistrustAntonyms:
trustfulness, trustingness, trust, rely, bank, swear
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
distrustverb
Synonyms:
disbelieve, discredit, doubt, suspect, mistrust, not rely upon, not confide indistrustnoun
Synonyms:
disbelief, discredit, suspicion, misgiving, mistrust, want of confidence
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "distrust":
mistrust, suspicion, no-confidence, censure, wariness, non-confidence, confidence
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3355 | confidence | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#6236 | suspect | |
#15340 | suspicion | |
#18811 | intuition | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#31101 | distrust | |
#42143 | censure | |
#43337 | mistrust | |
#50532 | hunch | |
#66872 | surmise | |
#120240 | scruple | |
#137630 | wariness | |
#184580 | qualm | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#317440 | suspiciousness |
How to use distrust in a sentence?
Distrust and caution are the parents of security.
It spurred public violence, there was... distrust of public health authorities, people didn't come in for treatment and it was thought that it actually set back the outbreak response considerably.
That means they were going to use groundwater and they were going to affect farmers, farmers in the Tambo Valley of Cocachacra obviously feel deep distrust, and it will take many years for the company to regain that trust. For me it's fundamental that an investment project be in harmony with communities.
If you think through how to get to a proper peace deal and how it will be implemented and enforced and what its structure would look like, plus the levels of distrust and suspicion in the region, there's a lot of stuff to address, we have to be realistic about the obstacles that need to be overcome.
As one of his final acts as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Ronald Machen used his power as a political weapon to undermine the rule of law, machen was legally bound to convene a grand jury, but instead he ignored his obligation and unilaterally decided to ignore the will of the House. … This is wrong, and a great example of why so many Americans distrust their government.
Translations for distrust
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- عدم ثقةArabic
- съмнявам се, съмнение, недовериеBulgarian
- nedůvěřovat, nedůvěraCzech
- Argwohn, MisstrauenGerman
- recelo, desconfiar, desconfianzaSpanish
- se méfier, défiance, méfianceFrench
- diffidenzaItalian
- 不信, 疑惑Japanese
- 不信, 불신, 의혹, 疑惑Korean
- desconfiançaPortuguese
- mefia, difidență, suspecta, neîncredereRomanian
- сомнение, недовериеRussian
- misstroSwedish
- 懷疑Chinese
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