DISTRUSTED Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

distrusted

verb

past tense of distrust

as in doubted

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 distrusted One distrusted factor cuts that to 37%, a drop of more than half. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Both sides showed a mirror-image majority who distrusted the other. — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 These small transgressions added up to a sense of ourselves as special, exempt from the rules—but also disliked, distrusted, untrustworthy, apart. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 The men who wrote the Constitution distrusted parties, but also created and worked within them. — Andy Craig, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 That change feeds a French argument over air conditioning, still distrusted by many in much of Europe — dismissed as wasteful or unecological. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Ivermectin became an ideological flashpoint during the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining popularity as a treatment for the disease among people who distrusted the vaccines and established medical treatment protocols. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Many Americans feared and distrusted the idea of a standing army into the first half of the nineteenth century. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026 Christine said the nation’s health institutions and policies were broken, and average Americans distrusted healthcare systems. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 16 May 2026

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She has been doubted, memed, and then beloved since becoming the CEO of Xbox tasked with turning around Microsoft’s struggling video game division in February—even while being best known for her lack of video game experience.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The president also earlier doubted the disruption came from Musk, formerly a close adviser and frequent companion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The search drew sharp condemnation from congressional Democrats, who also questioned the timing.

— Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
When Diaconu first entered a business fundraising competition, people questioned whether repair as a business was scalable and durable.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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