Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Distrustful and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distrustful" instead an adjective "Afraid".
Distrustful
Distrustful adjective - Inclined to doubt or question claims.
Afraid and distrustful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Distrustful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- She is distrustful, full of bad conscience because of her Intrinsic Vow, somewhat afraid of the future, and freaks out when Olaf Skaktavl comes calling, because she thought he was dead, and she is constantly haunted by the dead Norwegian nobles.
Source: Theatre / Lady Inger at Austraat
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