DISTRUSTS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

distrusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of distrust

as in doubts

to have no trust or confidence in we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car

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Recent Examples of distrusts 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 Trump’s decision to deploy these soldiers has thoroughly spooked a populace that already distrusts the president. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Online claims suggest Team Norway distrusts American food after shipping 1,276 pounds of provisions for the World Cup. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 But our culture now distrusts that kind of leadership. — Jonathan Alpert Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 The president and his party appear vulnerable, with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 Kitsune distrusts systems and sincerity equally. — Big Think, 5 Feb. 2026 Publishing a story based on a handful of unnamed sources is simply asking too much of a public that already distrusts the media. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 9 Nov. 2025 It’s rooted in a belief system that distrusts institutions — government health agencies, vaccine makers, medical societies and others — on the premise that those institutions seek only money and control. — Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

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Zhang doubts the move will derail development of AI companion services substantially, though, since tech companies are working on alternatives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Energy company Equinor doubts the bloc will hit even its softened 80% winter target.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 31 July 2026

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