Certain and Distrustful

Certain

Certain adjective - Known but not named.

Distrustful is an antonym for certain.

Nearby Words: certainty, certainly

Distrustful

Distrustful adjective - Inclined to doubt or question claims.
Usage example: she was distrustful of her boyfriend's claim of having saved the kitten from a raging fire

Certain is an antonym for distrustful in disbelieving topic.

Nearby Words: distrust, distrusted, distrusting

Both words in one sentence

  • I Just Want to Have Friends The appeal of the Black Hole Sue and The Purity Sue are arguably derived from this wish (as well as the specific desire to have certain characters as friends, including characters that in canon are normally distrustful).
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