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
  • Our community carries decades of justified mistrust toward institutions that have not always earned it.
    — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the outages, water quality problems over the years have created widespread mistrust of Puerto Rico’s water system.
    — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistrust
Noun
  • The popular corn maze and sunflower gardens flooded, adding uncertainty to whether the former will be ready as usual for Conner Prairie's high-profile fall festivals.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Northwestern University economist Chuck Manski studies decision-making amid uncertainty.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • During our conversation, Goldfarb seems attuned to the wariness but prepared with counterpoints.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Disheveled and brutish, Niaz is routinely greeted by his peers with wariness and surprise, his star faded by what is heavily suggested to be his own doing.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of wariness
Noun
  • Any doubts over whether that deal would be concluded would have been banished as soon as Riad was taken off.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In the past, Cofnas has expressed doubts about the intellectual abilities of Blacks in comparison to whites.
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • And that pessimism creates a barrier that keeps us from reaching out more often.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • With all that taken into account, there is growing pessimism at the Barcelona end over their chances of signing Alvarez by the end of the window.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pessimism
Noun
  • In recent weeks, family members of Lincoln service members voiced worries about deteriorating mental health conditions aboard the ship, as well as sanitary conditions and food shortages.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That reflects how the world's second-largest economy remains insulated from global capital markets — and faces a deflationary environment, in contrast to inflation worries elsewhere.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of worry

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“Suspiciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciousness. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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