distrustful 1

adjectivedomain: all adj

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

having or showing distrust

Examples

1.a man of distrustful nature
2.my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally- B.N.Cardozo
3.vigilant and distrustful superintendence- Thomas Jefferson

Antonym

adjective

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

Derivationally related form

noun

the trait of not trusting others

Also see

adjective

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Similar_to

adjective

believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

adjective

marked by or given to doubt

adjective

suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

adjective

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

adjective

(used of men) having deep-seated distrust of women

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