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distrust

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Synonyms and Antonyms of DISTRUST

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>

Synonyms distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty

Related Words disbelief, incredulity, unbelief; anxiety, concern, paranoia, wariness; compunction, niggle [chiefly British], qualm, scruple, tremor

Near Antonyms credence, faith

Antonyms assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, sureness, surety, trust

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