mistrustful (Meaning)

Wordnet

mistrustful (s)

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Webster

Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.

The mistrustful neighbor constantly watched the activities of his surroundings.
Sarah was mistrustful of her new colleagues and kept her distance initially.
The government's mistrustful policies created divisions within the society.
The manipulative salesperson used flattery to reduce the customer's mistrustful nature.
The mistrustful witness hesitated to provide a statement due to fear of retaliation.
The mistrustful lover constantly accused their partner of infidelity.
The mistrustful student questioned the teacher's motives and doubted every assigned task.
The mistrustful employee kept their true intentions hidden from their co-workers.
The mistrustful politician saw hidden agendas in every diplomatic gesture.
The mistrustful cat cautiously approached the stranger, its tail twitching nervously.

openly distrustful and unwilling to confideHaving or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.

suspicious, distrustful, cautious,skeptical, careful, questioning, curious, show-me, suspecting, doubting

trusting, innocent, unquestioning, naïve, simple, unknowing, naïve, uncritical, naive, sure

The mistrustful neighbor constantly watched the activities of his surroundings.

Sarah was mistrustful of her new colleagues and kept her distance initially.

The government's mistrustful policies created divisions within the society.

The manipulative salesperson used flattery to reduce the customer's mistrustful nature.