Faith and Mistrust

Opposite meaning words

Faith noun - Firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something.

Usage example: never having had much faith in banks, the old miser kept his money under the mattress

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Mistrust is an antonym for faith in topics: confidence, honesty.

Mistrust noun - A feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something.

Usage example: had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen

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Faith is an antonym for mistrust in topics: confidence, doubtfulness.

complete	complete faith	complete mistrust
deep	deep faith	deep mistrust
simple	simple faith	simple mistrust
strong	strong faith	strong mistrust
Other adjectives: actual, absolute, religious, different.

At the end of the Season 9 premiere, Brennan assured Booth that she has absolute faith in him (a major step for her given her mistrust of the concept of faith over the years) and will stand by him no matter what, saying only that the next time it will be Booth's turn to propose to her.

Source: Series / Bones

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