untrusting
Skeptical of others
Untrusting describes someone who lacks trust or is unwilling to trust others.
The word suggests a general disposition toward suspicion or wariness: She remained untrusting of strangers after the incident.
Unlike distrustful, which implies active suspicion of something specific, untrusting often describes a broader, more settled attitude toward people or situations.
Inclined to distrust
- waryGuardedly alert
- leeryCautiously distrustful
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
questioning · disbelieving · incredulous · cynical · skeptical · paranoid · guarded · watchful
Wary and restrained
- reservedRestrained in manner
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- protectiveServing to guard
private · withdrawn · closed-off · secretive · evasive · distant · aloof · standoffish
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- fearfulFull of fright
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
jumpy · edgy · tense · hypervigilant · insecure · vulnerable · threatened · intimidated
suspicious
Inclined to distrust
dubious · questioning · disbelieving · incredulous · cynical · skeptical · paranoid · guarded · watchful · alert
guarded
Wary and restrained
protective · private · withdrawn · closed-off · secretive · evasive · distant · aloof · standoffish · detached
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- fearfulFull of fright
worried · jumpy · edgy · tense · hypervigilant · insecure · vulnerable · threatened · intimidated · skittish
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