Synonyms for suspect
səˈspɛkt; ˈsʌs pɛkt; ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛktsus·pect

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1. suspectverb

   To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.

   Round up the usual suspects. Casablanca

   Synonyms:
   fishy, suspicious, dodgy, dubious, doubtful

2. suspectverb

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

   I suspect him of lying.

   Synonyms:
   distrust, doubt

3. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   imagine, suppose, think

4. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   accuse, point the finger at

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1. suspectverb

   To doubt is to lack conviction. Incompleteness of evidence may compel one to doubt, or some perverse bias of mind may incline him to. Distrust may express simply a lack of confidence; as, I distrust my own judgment; or it may be nearly equivalent to suspect; as, I distrusted that man from the start. Mistrust and suspect imply that one is almost assured of positive evil; one may distrust himself or others; he suspects others. Mistrust is now rarely, if ever, used of persons, but only of motives, intentions, etc. Distrust is always serious; mistrust is often used playfully. Compare SUPPOSE. Compare synonyms for DOUBT, n.

   Synonyms:
   distrust, doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise

   Antonyms:
   believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely upon, trust

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1. suspect

   Synonyms:
   imagine, surmise, guess, conjecture, augur, doubt, mistrust, distrust

   Antonyms:
   disbelieve, discredit, trust, confide, credit, accredit

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1. suspectnoun

   someone who is under suspicion

   Synonyms:
   defendant

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable

2. defendant, suspectadjective

   a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

   Synonyms:
   defendant

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable

3. fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspiciousverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fly-by-night, shady, louche, comic, laughable, rum, shadowed, untrusting, umbrageous, singular, odd, wary, amusing, comical, suspicious, leery, funny, mirthful, risible, fishy, peculiar, shadowy, mistrustful, rummy, curious

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable

4. suspect, surmiseverb

   imagine to be the case or true or probable

   "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

   Synonyms:
   surmise, distrust, mistrust

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable

5. distrust, mistrust, suspectverb

   regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

   Synonyms:
   surmise, distrust, mistrust

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable

6. suspectverb

   hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

   "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

   Synonyms:
   surmise, distrust, mistrust

   Antonyms:
   unquestionable

Matched Categories

1. • Disbelieve
   • Guess
   • Person
   • Suppose

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1. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   surmise, imagine, fancy, believe, conjecture, guess, suppose, think

2. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   distrust, mistrust, doubt, have no confidence in

3. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   believe to be guilty

4. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   be suspicious, have suspicion

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1. suspectverb

   Synonyms:
   mistrust, distrust, doubt, conjecture, surmise

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1. List of paraphrases for "suspect":

   suspicious, suspected, unsub, suspects, suspicion, accused, dubious, perp, questionable, accuser, doubtful

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How to use suspect in a sentence?

1. Tim Bartik:

   I suspect that Amazon gets more blame for Seattle's issues with congestion because of Amazon's size.

2. Peter Kucik:

   I suspect the changes that get announced all drive at the same end goal: which is to promote and make easier the trade and business relationships between the two countries and encourage continued reform while minding concerns, the details will really indicate where the principal areas of remaining concern are but broadly speaking they are going to be aligned with what we've seen so far.

3. The DEA:

   Following the assassination of President Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the suspect reached out to Haitian President Jovenel Moïse contacts at The DEA. A DEA official assigned to Haiti urged the suspect to surrender to local authorities and, along with a U.S. State Department official, provided information to the Haitian government that assisted in the surrender and arrest of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and one other individual.

4. Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia:

   At some point… the suspect vehicle let somebody out of the car and then a short time after that started shooting at the police vehicle, at numerous points along the way, the suspect vehicle continued opening fire, shooting at police vehicles.

5. The Dallas Police Department:

   We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was, other options would have exposed officers to grave danger.