SUSPECT

/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. adjective not as expected. — synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspicious
  2. noun someone who is under suspicion.
  3. noun a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law. — synonyms: defendant
  4. verb imagine to be the case or true or probable. — synonyms: surmise
  5. verb regard as untrustworthy. — synonyms: distrust, mistrust
  6. verb hold in suspicion.

Examples

  • “to suspect the presence of disease”
  • “to suspect the truth of a story”
  • “I suspect him of being the thief.”

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