All distrustful synonyms
dis·trust·ful
D d adj distrustful
- disbelieving — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- skeptical — doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I'm skeptical.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- wary — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- suspicious — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
- dubious — doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- uneasy — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- jealous — feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages (often followed by of): He was jealous of his rich brother.
- leery — leer2 .
- cagey — If you say that someone is being cagey about something, you mean that you think they are deliberately not giving you much information or expressing an opinion about it.
- chary — If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.
- cynical — If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
- uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.