MISTRUSTING Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word mistrusting. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| apprehensive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • quick to understand • mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc • in fear or dread of possible evil or harm | ||||||
| cynical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others | ||||||
| doubtful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • open to doubt or suspicion • fraught with uncertainty or doubt • unsettled in mind or opinion | ||||||
| guarded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • prudent | ||||||
| hesitant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly | ||||||
| incredulous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving | ||||||
| leery | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | ||||||
| skeptical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion • marked by or given to doubt | ||||||
| suspicious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide • not as expected | ||||||
| untrusting | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | ||||||
| wary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by keen caution and watchful prudence adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide | ||||||
| distrust | nounn | |||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||
| distrustfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of not trusting others | ||||||
| misgiving | nounn | |||||
noun • uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) • painful expectation • doubt about someone's honesty | ||||||
| suspect | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who is under suspicion • a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused adjective satellite • not as expected verb • imagine to be the case or true or probable • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in • hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty | ||||||
| suspicion | nounn | |||||
noun • an impression that something might be the case • doubt about someone's honesty • the state of being suspected • being of a suspicious nature | ||||||
