The researchers were distrustful of the initial data, so they repeated the experiment under stricter conditions.
研究人员对初步数据持怀疑态度，因此在更严格的条件下重复了实验。
Which choice best defines “distrustful”?
C — Feeling or showing distrust of someone or something. “distrustful” means feeling or showing distrust of someone or something.
Which word means “feeling or showing distrust of someone or something”?
A — distrustful. “distrustful” means feeling or showing distrust of someone or something.
distrustful — feeling or showing distrust of someone or something. In Chinese: 不信任的.
distrustful is pronounced /dɪsˈtrʌstfəl/.
The researchers were distrustful of the initial data, so they repeated the experiment under stricter conditions. (研究人员对初步数据持怀疑态度，因此在更严格的条件下重复了实验。)
skeptical, suspicious, wary — all close in meaning to distrustful (feeling or showing distrust of someone or something).
trusting, confident — each the opposite of distrustful (feeling or showing distrust of someone or something).
Yes. distrustful is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.