Synonyms & related words for mistrust

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of mistrust — including distrust, distrustfulness, misgiving, suspicion, leeriness, suspiciousness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to mistrust

Explore words related to mistrust — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mistrustful, animosity, heartburning, resentment, mistrustfully, hostility, enmity, distrustful. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for mistrust

Common synonyms for mistrust include distrust, distrustfulness, misgiving, suspicion, leeriness, suspiciousness, mistrustfulness, wariness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does mistrust come from?

The word mistrust breaks down into one root of Germanic origin: the root mis-, from Germanic missi (“wrongly, badly”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.