Mistrust
Mistrust verb - To have no trust or confidence in.
Usage example: a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day
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
Common collocations
| way | mistrust way | rely way |
| intelligence | mistrust intelligence | rely intelligence |
| humans | mistrust humans | rely humans |
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