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Mistrustful meaning

  1. Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something).
  2. Expressing or showing a lack of trust.
  3. Having a suspicion, imagining or supposing (that something undesirable is the case).

Synonyms of Mistrustful

leery suspicious untrusting wary distrustful

Related words

Other words often associated with Mistrustful or its synonyms:

incredulous jealous questioning questionable misanthropic funny shy sceptical doubting suspect cynical fishy

Using Mistrustful

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something). | Expressing or showing a lack of trust. | Having a suspicion, imagining or supposing (that something undesirable is the case).
  • Useful related words include: leery, suspicious, untrusting, wary.
  • In the example corpus, mistrustful often appears in combinations such as: mistrustful of, and mistrustful, was mistrustful.

Context around Mistrustful

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

states 1× initially 1× thieu 1×

Often after:

groups 1× character 1×

Sentence patterns with Mistrustful

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

department and mistrustful of the 2× a very mistrustful character 1× affiliates were mistrustful of him 1× aloof and mistrustful before he 1× and often mistrustful groups together 1× augustus was mistrustful of prussia 1× bruton was mistrustful of the 1× grown more mistrustful of his 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

police chief u 2× but the process 1× character samuel tends 1× frederick augustus was 1× karloff himself in 1× they also reveal 1×

Common sentence endings:

committee s intensions 2× around that vision 1× election in 1971 1× group has increased 1× mistrustful of him 1× the same issue 1×

Words around Mistrustful

Just before it in the word index:

mistrusted 7 mistrust 162 mistrials 2 mistrial 70 mistretta 3 mistresses 71

Just after it in the word index:

mistrusting 2 mistrusts 3 mistruths 4 mistry 31 mists 32 mistura 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Mistrustful

  • In this selection, "mistrustful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, states, initially, thieu, groups and character stand out and add context to how "mistrustful" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include department and mistrustful of the and a very mistrustful character. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mistrustful" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mistrustful

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Yet Sarnoff's affiliates were mistrustful of him. (8 words)

Character: Samuel tends to be a very mistrustful character. (9 words)

Thieu, mistrustful and indecisive, remained president until 1975, having won a one-candidate election in 1971. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Frederick Augustus was mistrustful of Prussia in view of the experiences of the spring and arguably disappointed as well by Austria's decision not to join the Coalition immediately, especially while the country was exposed as before to French domination. (40 words)

To make it a reality will require a handful of high-level champions with a clear vision and willingness to be an integrating force capable of bringing disparate and often mistrustful groups together around that vision. (36 words)

Police Chief U. Renee Hall intervened and opened the floor to comment, which ended up being mostly critical of the department and mistrustful of the committee's intensions. (28 words)

Example sentences (12)

They also reveal that Mr Bruton was mistrustful of the views of the Department of Foreign Affairs on the same issue.

Still, in the last year, as Mr. Trump has grown more mistrustful of his government, the sway held by Ms. Thomas and her group has increased.

Police Chief U. Renee Hall intervened and opened the floor to comment, much of it critical of the department and mistrustful of the committee's intensions.

Police Chief U. Renee Hall intervened and opened the floor to comment, which ended up being mostly critical of the department and mistrustful of the committee's intensions.

To make it a reality will require a handful of high-level champions with a clear vision and willingness to be an integrating force capable of bringing disparate and often mistrustful groups together around that vision.

But the process could be open-ended if North Korea and the United States, mistrustful of each other, haggle each step of the way, as they did then.

Character: Samuel tends to be a very mistrustful character.

Frederick Augustus was mistrustful of Prussia in view of the experiences of the spring and arguably disappointed as well by Austria's decision not to join the Coalition immediately, especially while the country was exposed as before to French domination.

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Karloff himself in interviews suggested that Lugosi was initially mistrustful of him when they acted together, believing that the Englishman would attempt to upstage him.

Thieu, mistrustful and indecisive, remained president until 1975, having won a one-candidate election in 1971.

Whereas he was aloof and mistrustful before, he now becomes agreeable and tries hard to make friends.

Yet Sarnoff's affiliates were mistrustful of him.

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Common combinations with mistrustful

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mistrustful" in a sentence?
An example: "They also reveal that Mr Bruton was mistrustful of the views of the Department of Foreign Affairs on the same issue." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mistrustful" from authentic English texts.
What does "mistrustful" mean?
Mistrustful means: Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something).
What are synonyms of "mistrustful"?
Common synonyms of "mistrustful" include: leery, suspicious, untrusting, wary, distrustful.
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