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
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.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
These steps are essential in helping teams learn to embrace AI versus distrusting it.
—Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 20 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
Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
There’s the angry, distrusting career staff.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
These steps are essential in helping teams learn to embrace AI versus distrusting it.
—Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 20 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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Previous statements doubting Venezuela’s sovereignty over the past 25 years have been met with immediate derision from senior government officials, including the president.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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And if anyone thinks goalie Jakub Dobeš might suddenly be doubting himself after allowing four goals in Game 1, think again.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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And the two are treated differently, with Dorothy and other characters repeatedly questioning whether Tik-Tok is, in fact, alive.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
19 May 2026
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Wanted for questioning, Watts later surrendered to authorities on an outstanding federal arrest warrant.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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“Distrusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrusting. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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