Synonyms and Antonyms of distrustful
- she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire
paranoid (also paranoidal)
careful, cautious, guarded, gun-shy, leery (also leary), wary, watchful
cynical, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), snoopy
uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unsure
credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning
- naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers
doubtful, dubious, hinky [slang], mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure