been hit before

ADJECTIVE

distrustful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cautious doubtful dubious fearful jealous leery mistrustful skeptical suspicious uneasy wary

WEAK

cagey chary cynical doubting uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believing careless certain clear confident definite heedless incautious rash sure trusting trustworthy trusty unquestionable

WEAK

assured faithful trustful unsuspecting

ADJECTIVE

mistrustful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

leery skeptical suspicious wary

WEAK

cagey cautious chary cynical doubtful doubting dubious fearful jealous uneasy untrusting uptight

ADJECTIVE

untrusting

Synonyms

WEAK

cagey cautious chary cynical doubtful doubting dubious fearful jealous leery mistrustful skeptical suspicious uneasy uptight wary

Example Sentences

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Aramoun is a religiously mixed area and until Wednesday it was deemed safe because it had not been hit before.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

Britain’s state-funded health system has been hit before, including during a 2017 ransomware attack that froze computers at hospitals across the country, closing down wards, shutting emergency rooms and bringing treatment to a halt.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

While those services were unaffected in the recent Baltimore attack, the city knows it’s vulnerable because it's been hit before.

From Washington Post • May 22, 2019

The Los Angeles region has been hit before by the loss of the North American operations of a Japanese automaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2017

I had been near him when he had been hit before.

From Average Americans by Roosevelt, Theodore

been hit before

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