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suspect

/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/

noun

Meaning

  • A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

verb

Meaning

  • To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

    "to suspect the presence of disease"

  • To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

    "to suspect the truth of a story"

  • To believe (someone) to be guilty.

    "I suspect him of being the thief."

  • To have suspicion.

  • To look up to; to respect.

Synonyms

accuse,
point the finger at,
distrust,
doubt,
imagine,
suppose,
think

adjective

Meaning

  • Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

  • Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

Synonyms

dodgy,
doubtful,
dubious,
fishy,
suspicious