Synonyms for distrust
dɪsˈtrʌstdis·trust

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1. distrustverb

   To doubt is to lack conviction. Incompleteness of evidence may compel one to doubt, or some perverse bias of mind may incline him to. Distrust may express simply a lack of confidence; as, I distrust my own judgment; or it may be nearly equivalent to suspect; as, I distrusted that man from the start. Mistrust and suspect imply that one is almost assured of positive evil; one may distrust himself or others; he suspects others. Mistrust is now rarely, if ever, used of persons, but only of motives, intentions, etc. Distrust is always serious; mistrust is often used playfully. Compare SUPPOSE. Compare synonyms for DOUBT, n.

   Synonyms:
   doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise, suspect

   Antonyms:
   believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust

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1. misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicionnoun

   doubt about someone's honesty

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, mistrust, misgiving, distrustfulness, suspiciousness, hunch, intuition, suspicion, scruple, qualm

   Antonyms:
   trustfulness, trust, trustingness, bank, swear, rely

2. distrust, distrustfulness, mistrustverb

   the trait of not trusting others

   Synonyms:
   distrustfulness, suspicion, mistrust, misgiving

   Antonyms:
   trust, trustingness, trustfulness, bank, swear, rely

3. distrust, mistrust, suspectverb

   regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

   Synonyms:
   suspect, surmise, mistrust

   Antonyms:
   trustfulness, trustingness, trust, rely, bank, swear

Matched Categories

1. • Disbelieve

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1. distrustverb

   Synonyms:
   disbelieve, discredit, doubt, suspect, mistrust, not rely upon, not confide in

2. distrustnoun

   Synonyms:
   disbelief, discredit, suspicion, misgiving, mistrust, want of confidence

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1. distrustnoun

   Synonyms:
   doubt, suspicion, mistrust

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1. List of paraphrases for "distrust":

   mistrust, suspicion, no-confidence, censure, wariness, non-confidence, confidence

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1. James McGregor:

   Because of the lives they have led - of tainted food, dumplings with cardboard in them, honey that isn't honey, liquor that isn't liquor - they distrust everything.

2. The Washington Post:

   Given Putin's background -- a trained career KGB officer -- Vladimir Putin has a very astute and sophisticated understanding of the tools that Vladimir Putin can use to interfere with our election process and to sow discord and distrust, which Vladimir Putin is doing fairly well.

3. Fridjof Nansen:

   If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose somber shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.

4. Asher Salmon:

   There are issues within small minorities of the ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic communities where some people have strange ideas based on anti-vaccination misinformation, there are also problems in Bedouin societies, where distrust in the Israeli authorities is typically quite high.

5. Henry Stimson:

   The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.