Synonyms for suspicion
səˈspɪʃ ənsus·pi·cion

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1. 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, uncertainty

   Antonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve

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1. suspicion

   Synonyms:
   distrust, misgiving, mistrust, jealousy

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1. intuition, hunch, suspicionnoun

   an impression that something might be the case

   "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

   Synonyms:
   suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgiving

2. misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicionnoun

   doubt about someone's honesty

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, mistrust, misgiving, distrustfulness, suspiciousness, hunch, intuition, distrust, scruple, qualm

3. suspicionnoun

   the state of being suspected

   "he tried to shield me from suspicion"

   Synonyms:
   suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgiving

4. suspicion, suspiciousnessnoun

   being of a suspicious nature

   "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

   Synonyms:
   suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgiving

Matched Categories

1. • Distrust
   • Hostility

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1. 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  

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1. suspicionnoun

   Synonyms:
   surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess

2. suspicionnoun

   Synonyms:
   distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence

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1. suspicionnoun

   Synonyms:
   mistrust, misgiving, distrust, surmise, conjecture, supposition, suggestion, hint

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1. List of paraphrases for "suspicion":

   mistrust, distrust, suspect, suspected, doubt, hint, presumption

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1. Rod Serling:

   The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices -- to be found in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own -- for the children and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone.

2. The Ukrainian president:

   As of today, 651 criminal proceedings have been registered regarding treason and collaboration activities of employees of prosecutor's offices, pretrial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies, in 198 criminal proceedings, relevant persons were notified of suspicion. In particular, more than 60 employees of the prosecutor's office and the Security Service of Ukraine remained in the occupied territory and are working against our state.

3. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso:

   There's also suspicion on whether China's official GDP figures reflect the real state of the economy.

4. Robert Holzleitner:

   Two people who arrived from the Middle East were arrested at the weekend in accommodation for refugees on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization, as part of the preliminary investigation, evidence suggesting a connection with the Paris attacks is being verified.

5. Attorney General Loretta Lynch:

   When suspicion and hostility is allowed to fester it can erupt into unrest.