suspiciousness

noun

as in mistrust

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Recent Examples of suspiciousness Signs of psychosis can include hearing, seeing, or believing things that others don't, suspiciousness or extreme uneasiness, inappropriate emotions and trouble concentrating. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 The outcome of this dynamic has been to marginalize the moderates and vindicate the endemic suspiciousness of hard-liners, starting with the supreme leader himself. — Michael Hirsh, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciousness
  1. mistrust
  2. uncertainty
  3. wariness
  4. doubt
  5. pessimism
  6. worry
Noun
  • We are connected across continents in milliseconds, but too often separated by fear, anger, and mistrust.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For America, the feeling in the ‘70s that was really prominent was mistrust in institutions.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistrust
Noun
  • For a government overseeing a population dominated by mobile expats, that created a lot of uncertainty in terms of establishing an economic base that can support a welfare system and basic state infrastructure.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The shooting has brought medical expenses and uncertainty to her family, according to the fundraising campaign.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • The most notable exception to Democratic officials’ wariness about Proposition 40 is Ro Khanna, a congressman who represents part of Silicon Valley.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Analysts point to rising bond yields as a driver of wariness among companies that could go public.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of wariness
Noun
  • Complicating things is the current Administration, which has mastered the art of using those message-delivery systems to spread doubt and discontent and suspicion.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Beset with doubts and periods of blockage, Krasner had to find constantly ways to move on and pursue a trajectory that was all her own, all while facing Pollock’s larger-than-life.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • The rally began amid widespread pessimism about inflation and the economy, yet none of those setbacks managed to derail it.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Gallup pointed to rising clinical depression and loneliness, difficulty affording housing, fears of losing jobs to artificial intelligence and growing pessimism about the job market as possible contributors to the decline.
    — Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pessimism
Noun
  • Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview earlier this fall with NPR, Los Angeles County's top voting official, Dean Logan, alluded to those worries.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of worry

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“Suspiciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciousness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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