distrustful Antonyms
Strongest:
- na-ve
- trusting
- trustful
- wide-eyed
- unsophisticated
- unquestioning
- trusting
- certain
- green
- simple
- innocent
- uncritical
- naive
- gullible
- simpleminded
- certain
- trustful
- uncritical
- inexperienced
- confident
- confident
- simpleminded
- unknowing
- unsophisticated
- ingenuous
- unknowing
- sure
- na-ve
- innocent
- credulous
- inexperienced
- green
- unquestioning
- naive
- credulous
- gullible
- wide-eyed
- ingenuous
- positive
- sure
- simple
- positive
- unworldly
- unworldly
Strong:
- raw
- impractical
- gullable
- idealistic
- callow
- careless
- callow
- deceived
- childlike
- childlike
- gullable
- idealistic
- impractical
- raw
- deceived
- careless
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- unbelieving
- doubting
- show-me
- paranoid
- negativistic
- wary
- cynical
- incredulous
- questioning
- disbelieving
- suspecting
Weak:
Meaning of distrustful
distrustful (a)
having or showing distrust
distrustful (a.)
Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.
Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful.
distrustful Sentence Examples
- The detective's distrustful nature led him to question every detail of the crime scene.
- The politician's distrustful comments about his opponent caused a public outcry.
- The child was distrustful of strangers after being lost in a crowded mall.
- The employee was distrustful of the new boss's motives due to his past experiences.
- The hiker was distrustful of the unmarked trail, fearing it might lead to dangerous terrain.
- The scientist was distrustful of the experimental results, suspecting that there might be errors in the data collection.
- The customer was distrustful of the online store's security measures, worried that their personal information might be compromised.
- The traveler was distrustful of the local guide's promises, having heard stories about scams and misleading information.
- The investor was distrustful of the financial advisor's recommendations, believing that they were not acting in his best interests.
- The student was distrustful of the teacher's grading system, suspecting that it was biased against certain students.
FAQs About the word distrustful
having or showing distrustNot confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers., Apt to distrust; suspi
careful, suspicious, mistrustful, cautious,skeptical, unbelieving, doubting, show-me, paranoid, negativistic
naïve,trusting, trustful, wide-eyed, unsophisticated, unquestioning, trusting, certain, green, simple
The detective's distrustful nature led him to question every detail of the crime scene.
The politician's distrustful comments about his opponent caused a public outcry.
The child was distrustful of strangers after being lost in a crowded mall.
The employee was distrustful of the new boss's motives due to his past experiences.
