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