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