distrustfully

adverb

as in suspiciously
with distrust to say that I read the stories in the tabloids distrustfully is putting it mildly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distrustfully
  1. suspiciously
  2. incredulously
Adverb
  • Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The suspiciously large price tag suggested Jeff Bezos might have had more on his mind than just a love of nonfiction moviemaking.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of suspiciously
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  • My producer Harriet Taylor and I stood incredulously and watched cargoes of Putin’s gas steam into the Port of Rotterdam.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Boos rained down from Superdome stands, and Saints coach Kellen Moore gestured incredulously with his arms out to his side and palms up when officials, following a video review, upheld the call of a fumble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of incredulously
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“Distrustfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distrustfully. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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