suspiciousness

noun

Definition of suspiciousnessnext
as in mistrust

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciousness
  1. mistrust
  2. uncertainty
  3. doubt
  4. pessimism
  5. worry
Noun
  • For their colleagues, the result is confusion, mistrust and frustration.
    Jonathan Gill, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The success of the film across far-right MAGA and QAnon communities seeded mistrust in public health officials and the mistaken belief that Covid-19 lockdowns had set the stage for an authoritarian repeal of constitutional freedoms.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of mistrust
Noun
  • The company faces significant risks and uncertainties, including the need for additional capital and the outcome of its clinical trials, as detailed in the risk factors section of the report.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • There’s a lot of uncertainty ahead for U.S. elections, said Kathy Boockvar, the former Democratic secretary of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • Republican senators also appeared Wednesday to be giving Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, some benefit of the doubt.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But there are some doubts about the accuracy of Ukraine’s reports.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • But what is lacking to drive the pessimism back into optimism and real results?
    David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The pessimism around the prospects of Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton are not without foundation.
    Michael Walker, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Definition of pessimism
Noun
  • Election seasons often evoke a mix of emotions, ranging from hope for the future to intense worry over what may come.
    Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Professor Ned Foley, the director of the election-law program at Ohio State University, told me that his biggest worry this year was a new deadline of December 16th.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of worry
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