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
A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Corporate distrust The lawyers fighting Synergy praised the work of federal investigators who conducted almost 200 interviews and executed more than two dozen search warrants.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The bears will go back to citing narrow leadership as a reason to distrust the bullish trend.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
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Noun
That distrust does not stay limited to one vaccine or one administration.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026
Corporate distrust The lawyers fighting Synergy praised the work of federal investigators who conducted almost 200 interviews and executed more than two dozen search warrants.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Verb
About the same share, 34%, distrusted it, and another 33% neither trusted it nor distrusted it.
—Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
The bears will go back to citing narrow leadership as a reason to distrust the bullish trend.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
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The election drubbing cemented doubts among many Labor lawmakers about Starmer’s judgment, vision and leadership ability — a brutal indictment on a leader who returned the party to power in July 2024 after 14 years in opposition.—
Danica Kirka,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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When in doubt, turn to Dries Van Noten’s polka-dot-print pareo.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
14 May 2026
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But midway through their first interview with Djena the agents’ skepticism began to wane.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The decision to run it back has been met with considerable skepticism — and reasonably so.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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More than that, there is a general sense of anger and suspicion about entrenched élites.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The timeline of the Andrew scandal has been heavily discussed, even before the disgraced former prince was arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 May 2026
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All of this was aggravated by a raft of economic uncertainties, from weak domestic consumption to the threat of a historic trade war with the US, leaving the keenest buyers, like Cai, to think twice before entering the market.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Second, in terms of transportation methods, growing uncertainty around air travel has led European travelers to consider alternatives such as rail.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The misconception that managers don’t matter seems to come from a mistrust of anything mercurial.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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And Bianco dismissed alarm among election experts who said that his moves could deepen public mistrust in the democratic process.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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