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Synonyms for suspicion
səˈspɪʃ ənsus·pi·cion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
suspicionnoun
Doubt is a lack of conviction that may refer either to matters of belief or to matters of practise. As regards belief, while doubt is lack of conviction, disbelief is conviction, to the contrary; unbelief refers to a settled state of mind, generally accompanied with opposition of heart. Perplexity is active and painful; doubt may be quiescent. Perplexity presses toward a solution; doubt may be content to linger unresolved. Any improbable statement awakens incredulity. In theological usage unbelief and skepticism have a condemnatory force, as implying wilful rejection of manifest truth. As regards practical matters, uncertainty applies to the unknown or undecided; doubt implies some negative evidence. Suspense regards the future, and is eager and anxious; uncertainty may relate to any period, and be quite indifferent. Misgiving is ordinarily in regard to the outcome of something already done or decided; hesitation, indecision, and irresolution have reference to something that remains to be decided or done, and are due oftener to infirmity of will than to lack of knowledge. Distrust and suspicion apply especially to the motives, character, etc., of others, and are more decidedly adverse than doubt. Scruple relates to matters of conscience and duty.
Synonyms:
disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, unbelief, uncertaintyAntonyms:
assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
intuition, hunch, suspicionnoun
an impression that something might be the case
"he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
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suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgivingmisgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicionnoun
doubt about someone's honesty
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apprehension, mistrust, misgiving, distrustfulness, suspiciousness, hunch, intuition, distrust, scruple, qualmsuspicionnoun
the state of being suspected
"he tried to shield me from suspicion"
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suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgivingsuspicion, suspiciousnessnoun
being of a suspicious nature
"his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
Synonyms:
suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgiving
Editors Contribution
fishy
something just doesn't add.
i'm not sure about the evidence put forward, i need some more background work done before any conclusions are made.
Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 26, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
suspicionnoun
Synonyms:
surmise, conjecture, supposition, guesssuspicionnoun
Synonyms:
distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
suspicionnoun
Synonyms:
mistrust, misgiving, distrust, surmise, conjecture, supposition, suggestion, hint
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#6236 | suspect | |
#7863 | uncertainty | |
#8915 | hint | |
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#11287 | suspense | |
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#18811 | intuition | |
#20482 | presumption | |
#23368 | jealousy | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#26575 | skepticism | |
#29082 | disbelief | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#31101 | distrust | |
#43337 | mistrust | |
#50532 | hunch | |
#57467 | indecision | |
#57845 | unbelief | |
#77127 | perplexity | |
#99595 | incredulity | |
#111383 | hesitancy | |
#120240 | scruple | |
#184580 | qualm | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#296678 | irresolution | |
#317440 | suspiciousness |
How to use suspicion in a sentence?
You would take that next step if your suspicion increases.
It is extremely important to weigh our words carefully and to be sure that when we're talking about violent extremism and criminal behavior, that we do so without alienating, marginalizing and casting this pall of suspicion over the more than 1 million Canadian Muslims.
There was and is a suspicion of an explosive. The plane landed safely and no-one was injured. The plane is being checked by bomb disposal experts.
My brother who participated in this terrorist act must have been psychologically ready to commit such an act. These are not regular people, you cannot have the slightest doubt that they have been prepared, that they must not leave any trace which would cause suspicion that they might do such things. And even if you saw them every day, their behavior was quite normal.
It is colossally difficult to compete properly with a company that is determined to neither pay taxes or fees, the rogue companies are not stupid. They put themselves low, but not so low as to arouse too much suspicion. It also means that their margins are incredible ... These dark forces are incredibly innovative.
Translations for suspicion
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- اتهامArabic
- sospitaCatalan, Valencian
- podezřeníCzech
- mistankeDanish
- Verdächtigung, Verdacht, ArgwohnGerman
- υπόνοιαGreek
- suspektoEsperanto
- sospechaSpanish
- سوء ظنPersian
- häivähdys, epäluulo, epäilys, epäilyksenalaisuus, häivä, epäilyFinnish
- suspicionFrench
- amhraisIrish
- amharasScottish Gaelic
- संदेहHindi
- gyanúHungarian
- kecurigaanIndonesian
- sospettoItalian
- חֲשָׁדHebrew
- 疑い, 容疑, 疑惑Japanese
- ಅನುಮಾನKannada
- 의심Korean
- suspicioLatin
- verdenkingDutch
- mistankeNorwegian
- trop, ślad, podejrzliwość, poszlaka, podejrzenie, cieńPolish
- suspeição, suspeitaPortuguese
- suspiciuneRomanian
- подозрениеRussian
- misstankeSwedish
- சந்தேகத்தின்Tamil
- అనుమానంTelugu
- ความสงสัยThai
- şüpheTurkish
- підозраUkrainian
- شکUrdu
- sự nghi ngờVietnamese
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