distrustful vs hopeful

distrustful

adj
  • Causing or giving rise to distrust. 

  • Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful. 

hopeful

noun
  • Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election. 

adj
  • inspiring hope 

  • feeling hope 

How often have the words distrustful and hopeful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )