untrusting

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adjective

Without trust; not inclined to trust.

Similar
leerymistrustfulsuspiciouswarydistrustful
OriginEnglish trusting ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveuntrusting (comparative more untrusting, superlative most untrusting)

comparative more untrusting · superlative most untrusting

  1. Without trust; not inclined to trust.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveopenly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Similar
leerymistrustfulsuspiciouswarydistrustful
Also see
leerymistrustfulsuspiciouswary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishtrusting
  9. Englishuntrusting

From un- + trusting.

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APA

untrusting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untrusting

MLA

“untrusting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untrusting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “untrusting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/untrusting.

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