distrustful | Definition of distrustful

Synonyms and Antonyms of distrustful

1 inclined to doubt or question claims

she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire

Synonyms of distrustful

disbelieving, doubting, incredulous, mistrustful, negativistic, questioning, show-me, skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, unbelieving

Words Related to distrustful

paranoid (also paranoidal)

critical, puzzled, quizzical

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

Near Antonyms of distrustful

green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, unknowing, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed

certain, confident, positive, sure

callow, inexperienced, raw

childlike, idealistic, impractical

beguiled, deceived, duped, gulled, tricked

careless, heedless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary

Antonyms of distrustful

credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning

2 not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something

naturally distrustful of politicians who claim to have all the answers

Synonyms of distrustful

doubtful, dubious, hinky [slang], mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure

Words Related to distrustful

ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal

diffident, insecure

halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, vacillating, wavering

Phrases Synonymous with distrustful

Near Antonyms of distrustful

assured, confident, sanguine, self-assured

decisive, determined, resolute

Antonyms of distrustful

certain, convinced, positive, sure