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
Wariness is a synonym for mistrust in suspicion topic. In some cases you can use "Wariness" instead a noun "Mistrust", when it comes to topics like doubtfulness. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- caution and mistrust
- caution and wariness
- misgiving and mistrust
- misgiving and wariness
- apprehension and mistrust
- apprehension and wariness
- question and mistrust
- question and wariness
- suspicion and mistrust
- suspicion and wariness
- doubt and mistrust
- doubt and wariness
- cynicism and mistrust
- cynicism and wariness
How words are described
| initial | initial mistrust | initial wariness |
| understandable | understandable mistrust | understandable wariness |
| justified | justified mistrust | justified wariness |
Both words in one sentence
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Thus, for most chapters the well-deserved respect and loyalty Librarians receive from their battle brothers is mixed with, at best, wariness and mistrust.
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Wariness and Mistrust. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistrust/wariness
Mistrust & Wariness. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mistrust/wariness>.
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