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