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Defenition of the word suspect

    • Defenition of the word suspect

      • To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.
      • A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
      • Raising suspicion.
      • To imagine something evil, wrong or undesirable based on insufficient evidence; to believe to be guilty.
      • To imagine that something is possible or likely.
      • a person against whom an action is brought in a court of law
      • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
      • (informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
      • someone who is under suspicion
      • believe guilty
      • imagine to be true or to be the case; "I suspect that there is more to the story"
      • hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
      • suspect to be false; "I distrust that man"
      • imagine to be true; "I suspect he is a fugitive"
      • a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
      • imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
      • hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
      • not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
      • imagine to be the case or true or probable
      • not as expected

    Synonyms for the word suspect

      • accused
      • assume
      • be suspicious of
      • be wary of
      • believe
      • conjecture
      • construe
      • deduce
      • defendant
      • disbelieve
      • distrust
      • doubt
      • doubtful
      • dubious
      • expect
      • fishy
      • funny
      • guess
      • have a sneaking suspicion that
      • have an idea that
      • have doubts about
      • iffy
      • imagine
      • infer
      • irregular
      • mistrust
      • odd
      • presume
      • queer
      • questionable
      • shady
      • suppose
      • surmise
      • suspicious
      • think
      • uncertain
      • unsure

    Similar words in the suspect

      • questionable
      • suspect
      • suspected
      • suspecting
      • suspects

    Hyponyms for the word suspect

      • accused
      • co-defendant
      • codefendant
      • doubt
      • murder suspect
      • rape suspect
      • robbery suspect

    Hypernyms for the word suspect

      • believe
      • conceive
      • consider
      • disbelieve
      • discredit
      • guess
      • hazard
      • human
      • imagine
      • individual
      • litigant
      • litigator
      • mortal
      • opine
      • oppugn
      • person
      • pretend
      • question
      • reckon
      • somebody
      • someone
      • soul
      • suppose
      • surmise
      • think
      • venture

    Antonyms for the word suspect

      • bank
      • complainant
      • plaintiff
      • rely
      • swear
      • trust

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