Distrustful
Distrustful adjective - Having or showing distrust.
Usage example: "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo
Jealous is a synonym for distrustful in disbelieving topic. In some cases you can use "Jealous" instead an adjective "Distrustful".
Jealous
Jealous adjective - Intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness.
Usage example: a boyfriend who became jealous whenever she paid attention to anyone but him
Distrustful is a synonym for jealous in suspicious topic. You can use "Distrustful" instead an adjective "Jealous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- covetous and distrustful
- covetous and jealous
- doubtful and distrustful
- doubtful and jealous
- invidious and distrustful
- invidious and jealous
- careful and distrustful
- careful and jealous
- anxious and distrustful
- anxious and jealous
- suspicious and distrustful
- suspicious and jealous
- apprehensive and distrustful
- apprehensive and jealous
Both words in one sentence
- The episode suggests Norm's distrust was due to him being needlessly jealous and then Properly Paranoid, but the ending reveals it was actually Shelly he was distrustful of.
Source: Series / The Norm Show
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