Distrust and Rely

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Distrust

Distrust verb - To have no trust or confidence in.
Usage example: we instinctively distrust those phone calls that tell us we have won a free vacation or car
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Rely is an antonym for distrust.
Nearby Words: distrustful, distrusted, distrusting

Rely

Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.
Usage example: rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives
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Distrust is an antonym for rely in have confidence in topic.
Nearby Words: reliable, relying, relied
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Common collocations

people distrust people rely people
race distrust race rely race
food distrust food rely food
humans distrust humans rely humans

Both words in one sentence

  • Freudian Excuse: Jia Sidao's distrust of women stems from being forced to rely on his younger sister whoring herself out to older men.
    Source: Series / Marco Polo
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