Hold
Hold verb - To have as an opinion.
Usage example: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”
Mistrust
Mistrust verb - To have no trust or confidence in.
How words are described
| complete | complete hold | complete mistrust |
| simple | simple hold | simple mistrust |
| strong | strong hold | strong mistrust |
| actual | actual hold | actual mistrust |
Common collocations
| way | hold way | mistrust way |
Both words in one sentence
- The unnamed company Scott works at in Basic Instructions doesn't seem to actually do anything except hold "please don't fire us" briefings and occasionally force its employees to work late or engage in humiliating mistrust-building exercises.
Source: Incompetence, Inc.
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Mistrust and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/mistrust
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Mistrust or Hold. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/mistrust.
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