5
chary(adjective, cautious, suspicious, wary, watchful)
5
questioning(adjective, nervous, wary, insecure, unsure)
4
cagey(adjective, cautious, suspicious, wary, watchful)
4
cynical(adjective, distrustful)
4
paranoid
4
suspecting(wary, distrustful)
3
diffident(adjective, nervous, insecure, unsure)
3
fearful(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous, doubtful)
3
hesitant(adjective, uncertain, nervous, doubtful, worried)
3
in doubt(expression, wary, distrustful)
3
mistrusting
3
nervous(adjective, worried, suspicious, uneasy, wary)
3
unconvinced(adjective, uncertain, nervous, doubtful, shaky)
3
uptight(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous, careful)
2
funny
2
agnostic
2
distrusting
2
fishy
2
green-eyed(adjective, wary, jealous, covetous, envious)
2
hesitating
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