as in doubt
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
eyed the strange invention with his usual mistrustfulness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistrustfulness
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There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and natural gas, but an effort to lure American or other Western energy companies to undertake Russian projects is likely to encounter skepticism, not least because of the companies' recent history in Russia.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025 -
These are the doubts that scammers and hackers play upon to ply their trades.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Your company will likely immediately see tangible efficiency and productivity improvements, and successful AI use will alleviate employee skepticism.—
Hunter Steele,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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For example, the Philadelphia Inquirer is tackling reader skepticism of media motivations by leaning into their not-for-profit ownership as a contrast to their competitors.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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As doctors tried to treat her, Kate’s parents openly discussed their suspicions that a conspiracy was forming around them – and that medical staff couldn’t be trusted.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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He was tasked with heading a congressional investigation into suspicions that wildly popular TV game shows like 21 were fixed.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Even with all of this uncertainty, AI offers hope — a new blueprint and an opportunity to reimagine and reconstruct the very foundations of content creation.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hamas accused Israel of violating the truce with the delay, casting some uncertainty over the precarious ceasefire deal, and said talks on a second phase would not be possible until they are freed.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Mistrustfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistrustfulness. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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