Confidence and Mistrust

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Confidence

Confidence noun - A state of mind in which one is free from doubt.
Usage example: the confidence with which the game show contestant answered every question
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Mistrust is an antonym for confidence in topics: trust, doubt.
Nearby Words: confident, confide, confidential, confidently, confiding

Mistrust

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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Confidence is an antonym for mistrust in doubtfulness topic.
Nearby Words: mistrustful, mistrusted, mistrustfulness, mistrusting
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How words are described

public public confidence public mistrust
complete complete confidence complete mistrust
initial initial confidence initial mistrust
actual actual confidence actual mistrust
Other adjectives: quiet, absolute, growing, resulting.

Both words in one sentence

  • In the throes of rebellion, this caused all disloyal parties to gradually erode into insignificance by planting mistrust and diminishing confidence.
    Source: Gradual Grinder
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