Synonyms for distrustful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-truhst-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈtrʌst fəl

Top 10 synonyms for distrustful Other synonyms for the word distrustful

Définition of distrustful

  • adj disbelieving
Example sentences :
  • She was distrustful of the future, and apt to anticipate bad fortune.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The one preserved a calm and placid smile; the other, a distrustful frown.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Karl cast a distrustful glance sideways at my nursling and spoke not.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • There was a pause while he searched her face with a distrustful scrutiny.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
  • It would not obey his brain because, after all, what could the brain report of his distrustful heart?
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • The O'Beirnes, sullen and distrustful, were still glad to escape present peril.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
  • He is a cold, harsh, unfeeling fellow, distrustful and false.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • He seemed unwilling to move, as if distrustful of his own solidity.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • I have grown fearful of everything––distrustful of every glance.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Such a book as this makes us distrustful of all our standards.
  • Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James

Antonyms for distrustful

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