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Detailed Synonyms for suspect in English

suspect:

suspect [the ~] nom

  1. the suspect
    the suspect; the defendant; the accused
  2. the suspect
    – a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused 1
    the suspect; the defendant
    – a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused 1
  3. the suspect
    – someone who is under suspicion 1
    the suspect
    – someone who is under suspicion 1

suspect adj

  1. suspect
    scary
    – provoking fear terror 1
    • scary adj
      • a scary movie1
  2. suspect
    – not as expected 1
    suspect; suspicious; funny; shady; fishy
    – not as expected 1
    • suspect adj
      • her motives were suspect1
    • suspicious adj
      • suspicious behavior1
    • funny adj
      • up to some funny business1
    • shady adj
      • a shady deal1
    • fishy adj
      • there was something fishy about the accident1

suspect

  1. suspect

to suspect verbe (suspects, suspected, suspecting)

  1. to suspect
    – regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in 1
    to suspect; to distrust; to mistrust
    – regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in 1
    • suspect verbe (suspects, suspected, suspecting)
    • distrust verbe (distrusts, distrusted, distrusting)
    • mistrust verbe (mistrusts, mistrusted, mistrusting)
  2. to suspect
    – imagine to be the case or true or probable 1
    to suspect; to surmise
    – imagine to be the case or true or probable 1
    • suspect verbe (suspects, suspected, suspecting)
      • I suspect he is a fugitive1
    • surmise verbe (surmises, surmised, surmising)
      • I surmised that the butler did it1
  3. to suspect
    – hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty 1
    to suspect
    – hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty 1
    • suspect verbe (suspects, suspected, suspecting)
      • The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks1

Conjugations for suspect:

present
  1. suspect
  2. suspect
  3. suspects
  4. suspect
  5. suspect
  6. suspect
simple past
  1. suspected
  2. suspected
  3. suspected
  4. suspected
  5. suspected
  6. suspected
present perfect
  1. have suspected
  2. have suspected
  3. has suspected
  4. have suspected
  5. have suspected
  6. have suspected
past continuous
  1. was suspecting
  2. were suspecting
  3. was suspecting
  4. were suspecting
  5. were suspecting
  6. were suspecting
future
  1. shall suspect
  2. will suspect
  3. will suspect
  4. shall suspect
  5. will suspect
  6. will suspect
continuous present
  1. am suspecting
  2. are suspecting
  3. is suspecting
  4. are suspecting
  5. are suspecting
  6. are suspecting
subjunctive
  1. be suspected
  2. be suspected
  3. be suspected
  4. be suspected
  5. be suspected
  6. be suspected
diverse
  1. suspect!
  2. let's suspect!
  3. suspected
  4. suspecting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "suspect":

  • suspects

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Related Definitions for "suspect":

  1. not as expected1
    • her motives were suspect1
  2. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused1
  3. someone who is under suspicion1
  4. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in1
  5. imagine to be the case or true or probable1
    • I suspect he is a fugitive1
  6. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty1
    • The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks1

Related Synonyms for suspect