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

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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. Lakshheish M Patel:

   Lock manufacturers are doing brisk business these days as the sale of its products is highest especially near stock market exchange because while the stock market is falling everyday and distrust growing towards it amongst traders, more and more brokerage house & MF SIP AMC offices are getting locked and unemployment soaring with layoffs

2. Sam Cunningham:

   And I hope this doesn't cause us to be at a point where you distrust The City of Waukegan or the police or each other.

3. Amy Peikoff:

   Individuals should not be outsourcing their critical thinking toanyone — whether another individual, a company … or a government official, how has the West come to distrust the individual in such a fundamental way ? An appeal to authority is, as basic logic tells us, a fallacy. It is not the road to salvation, no matter how well intentioned.

4. Edna St. Vincent Millay:

   Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world -- it is thin.

5. Spun Gold:

   Harry was born into a marriage that was falling apart, and it’s a marriage that played out on the world stage… The dirty laundry is right out there… Then at age 12, he has to walk behind his mother’s coffin in front of 2 billion people watching from around the world. He has to shake the hands of people who are weeping, who haven’t even met his mother. And yet he has to hold it together. Prince Harry (center) with his brother Prince William and father Prince Charles at Princess Diana's funeral. (Reuters) That plays forward to today in terms of why Harry wants to be so protective of Meghan. When the British press were frankly being racist about her arrival to the U.K. and into the royal family, Harry issues a statement essentially saying 'back off.' And they did back off. He couldn’t protect his mother as a 12-year-old boy, but he is determined to protect Meghan. And it comes as no surprise that he and his brother have a big distrust of the media.