distrustful Antonyms
Strongest:
- wide-eyed
- positive
- ingenuous
- green
- certain
- gullible
- na-ve
- simpleminded
- uncritical
- unworldly
- unsophisticated
- trustful
- positive
- credulous
- gullible
- naive
- green
- credulous
- innocent
- inexperienced
- unquestioning
- uncritical
- trustful
- confident
- ingenuous
- unsophisticated
- certain
- unknowing
- trusting
- confident
- trusting
- sure
- naive
- sure
- unquestioning
- innocent
- simple
- unworldly
- simpleminded
- wide-eyed
- unknowing
- simple
- na-ve
- inexperienced
Strong:
- impractical
- gullable
- gullable
- raw
- idealistic
- careless
- deceived
- impractical
- idealistic
- raw
- childlike
- deceived
- callow
- careless
- childlike
- callow
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- wary
- negativistic
- unbelieving
- incredulous
- show-me
- cynical
- questioning
- suspecting
- doubting
- paranoid
- disbelieving
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
suspicious, mistrustful,skeptical, careful, cautious, wary, negativistic, unbelieving,incredulous, show-me
wide-eyed, positive, ingenuous, green, certain, gullible, naïve, simpleminded, uncritical, unworldly
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.
