The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CYNICAL , but the solution may also be LEERY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Distrusting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CYNICAL | 50 % | 7 |
| LEERY | 50 % | 5 |
Why may LEERY be the right solution?
"Leery" means cautious or suspicious, which is synonymous with distrusting. This makes it the right solution for the clue "Distrusting."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Distrusting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mistrust
- distrustfulness
- suspicion
- suspect
- doubt
- misgiving
- doubting
- questioning
- mistrusting
- distrustful
- mistrustful
- untrusting
Crossword Answer definitions
CYNICAL adjective- Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
- Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
- Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
- Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
- Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CYNICAL
- Distrusting
- "In my 'Advanced Pharmacology' class, we were given a lecture on ___" (with 38 Across)
- Showing mockery
- Sardonic
- Critically contemptuous
- Bitter
- Hardly Pollyanna-ish
- Curmudgeonly
- Distrustful and gloomy.
- Misanthropic.