as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
the psychic's bold claims were greeted with distrust and outright scorn
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as in to doubt
to have no trust or confidence in
we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Recent Examples of distrust
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Transparency concerns are a close cousin of a greater issue at play in Charlotte politics: internal distrust between city leaders.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, is distrusted by many Palestinians who view it as weak or corrupt.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The leaders of the U.S. and Russia have met many times over the decades since the USSR dissolved, charting ups and downs in a complex relationship between the two nations, which has swung from periods of deep tension and distrust, to times of détente and cooperation.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Transparency concerns are a close cousin of a greater issue at play in Charlotte politics: internal distrust between city leaders.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Democrats have recently shied away from the issue, because, during the late Biden era, the public largely distrusted them to manage migration.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, is distrusted by many Palestinians who view it as weak or corrupt.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrust
Noun
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However, there is no doubt that the bigger names attract more viewers and larger paychecks.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Without a doubt there are people who would pay serious money to see Jeffrey Katzenberg hanging out and trudging through the sand and dirt at Burning Man.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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Employees need to comprehend through proper communication that zero trust is a safety measure that serves to safeguard both personnel and organizational assets, rather than expressing skepticism toward their actions.—
David Schiffer,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Regional presidents Beth Hammack from Cleveland, Atlanta's Raphael Bostic and Schmid in Kansas City have expressed skepticism about the need for a September cut, a position that could rile Trump and upset the market.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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As West’s stock grew in the Nashville entertainment scene, his background and prior business dealings began to raise suspicions among Nancy’s closest friends.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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The former senator had been under investigation for years over suspicions of corruption.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Aug. 2025
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Since Trump took office earlier this year, schools faced uncertainty over the future of federal grants, students and teachers were deported or faced removal threats and LGBTQ-inclusive policies and diversity programs were part of a Trump crackdown.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Constant monitoring can’t keep my children safe; school-day access to them offers merely a temporary balm for my discomfort with life’s uncertainty.—
Gail Cornwall,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
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The discovery sparked a huge reaction online, a concern about food safety, and also what this episode reveals about a global seafood supply chain already under strain from tariffs, rising costs, and growing consumer mistrust.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The 12-day war in June, which saw the United States join Israel in bombing Iran, was the culmination of four decades of mistrust, antipathy, and confrontation.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrust. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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