as in doubting
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 distrusting
This is not about trusting or distrusting this new tool.
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Terdawn Deboe,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
However, his streak is threatened by a feisty new wife (Tamar Braxton) and distrusting stepdaughter (Kalani Jules).
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Surely, the paradox of people distrusting AI and yet relying on it can only last so long.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
There’s the angry, distrusting career staff.
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Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
But regardless of what actually happened, at this point distrusting tech companies isn’t exactly irrational.
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Casey Fiesler,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2026
But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
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David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
The Ngäbe and Buglé peoples in Panama have a reputation for resisting and distrusting outsiders.
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Adam Williams,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
Terdawn Deboe,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
However, his streak is threatened by a feisty new wife (Tamar Braxton) and distrusting stepdaughter (Kalani Jules).
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Surely, the paradox of people distrusting AI and yet relying on it can only last so long.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
There’s the angry, distrusting career staff.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
30 Mar. 2026
But regardless of what actually happened, at this point distrusting tech companies isn’t exactly irrational.
—
Casey Fiesler,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2026
But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.
—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
The Ngäbe and Buglé peoples in Panama have a reputation for resisting and distrusting outsiders.
—
Adam Williams,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrusting
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And without doubting the ongoing popularity of Toy Story and its sequels, the group most likely to look with special fondness upon Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the like are those who saw the first movie 31 years ago — once again, the parents.
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All of those Republicans are seriously doubting the president here, Senator Graham.
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The video ends with the woman remaining at the scene until Broward Sheriff's Office deputies arrived and detained her for questioning.
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This can be especially true for LGBTQ+ youth looking for support, teens questioning their identity, or young people whose religious, political or social views differ from those of their parents.
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“Distrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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