Suspect

/səˈspɛkt/

Synonyms for "suspect" (234 found)

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Closest matches (47)

a bit thicka bit thinabsurdaccount asaccused ambiguous arguable assumeat issueawake a doubtbe afraidbe diffidentbe doubtfulbe dubiousbe possessivebe skepticalbe uncertainbelievebeyond beliefcall in question

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challenge conceive conclude confutable conjectural conjecture consider contest contestable contested controversial controvertible correspondent daresay debatable deduce deem defendant deniable disbelieve disbelieved

Noun(6 words)

accuse accused believed blame culprit defendant

Strong matches (70)

discredited disputable dispute disputed distrust divine doubt doubtable doubted doubtful dream dubious dubitable equivocal esteem estimate expect exploded fancy fear

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feel gather grantgreet with skepticismguesshalf believeharbor suspicionshard of beliefhard to believehave a feelinghave a hunchhave an ideahave an impressionhave an inklinghave reservationshave the ideaholdhold asiffy imagine implausible implicatein disputein doubtin dubioin questioninconceivable incredible

Adjective(8 words)

disquieting dodgier dodgydubious claimfishy flukey funny impugnable

Verb(2 words)

distrust distrusting

Noun(12 words)

distrust of motivesdistrusts doubtdoubt the testimonydoubtful expected feeling fishy hunch hunches imagine impute

Related words (117)

Noun(17 words)

incriminate likelylikely suspectmalfeasantperson of interestpotential offenderpresume probableproblematic patternquestionable sene shoplifter suppose suspiciousunreliable datavagrant wonders

infer judge letlet belibeleelook upon asmaintain misdoubt misgive mistakable mistrust mistrusted mootnot deserving beliefnot to be believedopenopen to doubtopen to questionopen to suspicionopine

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passing beliefprefigure preposterous presume presuppose presurmise prisoner problematic problematicalprovisionally acceptqueer query question questionable questionedraise a questionreckon refutable regard repute respondent ridiculous say scruple senseset down asshadowy shady shakysmell a ratspeculativestaggering beliefsuppose suppositional surmise suspected suspicion suspicious taketake fortake for grantedtake ittake to betake with a grain of salttall theorize thick thin thinkthrow doubt upontreat with reservetrow unbelievable uncertain unclear unconvincingunder a cloudunder suspicionunderstand unearthly uneasy ungodly unimaginable unstable unthinkableunworthy of beliefview asween

Adjective(8 words)

louchelow credibilitymistrusting rumored shady sketchiest suspiciousunreliable data point

Verb(4 words)

mistrust sensed surmise thinks

Related word relations

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More general

22 entries

actor believedescriptive termdisbelieve discredit doerevaluative descriptorguess hazard imagine individual litigant litigator opine person pretend

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More specific

15 entries

accusearrested suspectdubious sourceguess imagine incriminateleading suspectlikely outcomelikely suspectnew suspectpresumeprime suspectprobable claimsupposeunproven claim

Collocations

16 entries

baseless suspiciongrowing suspicionleading suspectlikely suspectmain suspectprime suspectreasonable suspicionstrong suspicionsuspect activitysuspect datasuspect lineupsuspect listsuspect packagesuspect reportsuspect sourceunfounded suspicion

Inflections

5 entries

more suspectmost suspectsuspected suspecting suspects

Derivations

4 entries

suspected suspecting suspicion suspicious

similar

1 entries

questionable

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Prosecutors in court have to substantiate their claims in order to prove a suspect is guilty.

Source: tatoeba (1956)

The witnesses were able to refute the false testimony of the suspect.

Source: tatoeba (1973)

We all suspect him of murder.

Source: tatoeba (23128)

Doctors suspect smoking has lot to do with cancer.

Source: tatoeba (27990)

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