suspiciousness

noun

as in mistrust

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Recent Examples of suspiciousness Signs of psychosis can include hearing, seeing, or believing things that others don't, suspiciousness or extreme uneasiness, inappropriate emotions and trouble concentrating. — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 The outcome of this dynamic has been to marginalize the moderates and vindicate the endemic suspiciousness of hard-liners, starting with the supreme leader himself. — Michael Hirsh, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspiciousness
  1. mistrust
  2. uncertainty
  3. wariness
  4. doubt
  5. pessimism
  6. worry
Noun
  • As a writer, though, that mistrust of the system should be baked in.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Our community carries decades of justified mistrust toward institutions that have not always earned it.
    — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mistrust
Noun
  • In addition to hurting consumers, Bird asserts that the uncertainty, along with Paramount’s $7 million ticking fee, will pull down an industry that’s just starting to get back on its feet.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Businesses and consumers are caught in the middle, facing uncertainty about how much prices may increase.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • Data centers, and Americans’ wariness toward them, are increasingly shaping political debates around the country.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • During our conversation, Goldfarb seems attuned to the wariness but prepared with counterpoints.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of wariness
Noun
  • In most other franchises, a 4-2 road trip through two New York boroughs could calm the speculation, but one with such enormous standards — and that has already taken drastic action — doesn’t receive that benefit of the doubt.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Without a doubt, opponents of the deal will seize on that as evidence of its being exploitative and will demand renegotiation on that basis.
    — Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • What to do instead None of this is an argument for pessimism.
    — Jon Sabes, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The full story covers all 32 teams, with plenty of pessimism for the Falcons, Commanders and Browns.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pessimism
Noun
  • Solar attracted the most investment among renewable energy subsectors during the first six months of the year as countries rush to build capacity as worries grow that global wars will continue squeezing energy supplies.
    — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Research shows, however, that the public is always a little bit concerned about corruption, and that these worries often do not correspond with particular actions by politicians.
    — Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of worry

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“Suspiciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspiciousness. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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