Antonyms for distrustful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dis-truhst-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈtrʌst fəl |
Definition of distrustful
- adj disbelieving
- She was distrustful of the future, and apt to anticipate bad fortune.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The one preserved a calm and placid smile; the other, a distrustful frown.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Karl cast a distrustful glance sideways at my nursling and spoke not.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- There was a pause while he searched her face with a distrustful scrutiny.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
- It would not obey his brain because, after all, what could the brain report of his distrustful heart?
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- The O'Beirnes, sullen and distrustful, were still glad to escape present peril.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- He is a cold, harsh, unfeeling fellow, distrustful and false.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- He seemed unwilling to move, as if distrustful of his own solidity.
- Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
- I have grown fearful of everything––distrustful of every glance.
- Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- Such a book as this makes us distrustful of all our standards.
- Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
Synonyms for distrustful
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