distrustful
unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
Origin of distrustful
1Other words from distrustful
- dis·trust·ful·ly, adverb
- dis·trust·ful·ness, noun
- pre·dis·trust·ful, adjective
- un·dis·trust·ful, adjective
- un·dis·trust·ful·ly, adverb
- un·dis·trust·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby distrustful
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How to use distrustful in a sentence
For her part, Cooper felt so distrustful of men in the business world after her experience that she now says she wants to hire only women for her Spotify team.
Call Her Daddy’s Alexandra Cooper Made Her Name Talking About Sex. With Her Massive Spotify Deal, She’s Pushing Beyond That | Eliana Dockterman | July 21, 2021 | TimeHe said that the lawsuit by the Smiths was “beyond frivolous,” and that the lies told by their attorneys makes him distrustful of anything they put into the court record.
Texts Reveal How the Church of Scientology Shadowed Leah Remini and Jennifer Lopez | Tony Ortega | June 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastA generation disillusioned and distrustful of the “American Dream” hungered for edgier material than the old-fashioned fare enjoyed by their parents.
Triumphant ‘In the Heights’ is the musical we need | John Paul King | June 11, 2021 | Washington Blade“Instead of developing the tools and ethos of engaged citizens, they learn to stay quiet, make no demands, and be wary and distrustful of political authorities,” Lerman and Weaver write.
Duterte’s war on drugs has claimed the lives of two of her sons and the loss has made Rivera deeply distrustful of the authorities.
Rodrigo Duterte Is Using One of the World's Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns to Strengthen His Grip on the Philippines | Aie Balagtas See / Manila | March 15, 2021 | Time
Writing—the next movie, the labels—is a sensible thing for a man grown distrustful of the camera to do.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 | Peter Richmond | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Dead” was the operative word for Sinatra, that most distrustful of all superstars.
A lifetime of abuse had left him distrustful of all humans, and McKeever sought to make himself an exception.
He also found the president and vice president to be unnecessarily distrustful of the military.
Speed Read: Juiciest Bits From Secretary of Defense Bob Gates’ ‘Duty’ | William O’Connor | January 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTreviño Morales was distrustful of everyone—except his brother Omar, Z-42—and slept inside his car.
Who is in a decrepit age, and that is in care about all things, and to the distrustful that loseth patience!
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe hostility with which he regarded this group of composers had its origin in his distrustful attitude towards society generally.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAlthough exempt from concupiscence and "full of grace," she was so distrustful of herself as if she were in continual danger.
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousMiss Alison Mildmay was severe, but she was not distrustful or suspicious, and the candour of the two girls was unmistakable.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthLong study and retirement from the busy haunts of men have made him self-distrustful.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John Lord
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