MISTRUSTS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

mistrusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of mistrust

as in doubts

to have no trust or confidence in a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day

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Numerous treatise writers began to insist that anyone who doubts the diabolical empowerment of women-as-witches is self-deluded and dangerous.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
After years of cruel dismissal from his grandfather, Kang Seung-woon (Jung Jin-young), and relentless pressure from his mother, Kang Ji-hye (Yoon Se-ah), Pi-o doubts his talent.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

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The American public distrusts its legal institutions and media outlets, creating a vacuum in which wild conjecture can bloom.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Someone who distrusts pharmaceutical companies may be more receptive to claims that the pandemic was engineered for profit.

— Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026

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