ADJ | mistrustful | more mistrustful | most mistrustful | |
SYNO | leery | mistrustful | suspicious | ... |
ADJ positive | comparative | superlative
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Usage Examples English
- He is also a wealthy businessman who has become increasingly bitter and mistrustful due to what he believes are the gold digging women in his life.
- He is also a rebel, mistrustful and often openly defying government and authority figures.
- He indicates to Father Clement that he is mistrustful of the monk's doctrinal innovations.
- It was established in the mid-19th century when Sir Andries Stockenstroom sold portions of land from his farm Maastroom to raise funds for the restoration of his library, which had been burnt by British soldiers mistrustful of his attempts to broker peace in one of the Cape Frontier Wars.
- The chief of police insists that Gaines is the main drug boss in the town, but Gaines is deeply mistrustful of Raynor and Cates.
- Although the Runaways are initially mistrustful of the Young Avengers, Stature is able to pull the Vision away from Victor.
- The WTUL was, on the other hand, mistrustful of the National Woman's Party, with its more individualistic, rights-oriented approach to woman's equality.
- In the early 1990s Mo became increasingly mistrustful of his publishers and increasingly outspoken about the publishing industry in general.
- One group of Mijikenda peoples, Known as the Giriama peoples were mistrustful of the British colonial government, as prior to Britain's colonization of the coastal and hinterland areas this group had had its people captured by Arab and Swahili slave traders during the 19th century.
- With false rumors being spread by word-of-mouth and social media, residents remain mistrustful and fearful of health care workers.
- Neglect and cruelty may also mean, that on arrival, the animals may be very mistrustful of humans.
- In 1670, Sir Richard Somerset fights wrongs under the name of "The Falcon". He is a patriotic member of the licentious court of Charles II and mistrustful of French patronage and influence at court.
- The society successfully overcame the pressures applied by mistrustful Austrian officials as well as later financial difficulties.
- Craig is mistrustful of Amanda's motives, and is about to take her back to the Embassy when Rogov arrives with Luiz, a henchman from the local illegal residency.
- His depictions in various incarnations range from that of a trusted ally to Superman and his colleagues to one who is cautious and mistrustful of Superman and his power, to an unambiguous villain.
- In mistrustful cryptography the participating parties do not trust each other.
- Hailu Tekle Haymanot was an independent-minded potentate who, throughout his life, was mistrustful of and mistrusted by the Emperor.
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