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sus·pect
 suspect
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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spekt
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| inflections: |
suspected, suspecting, suspects |
| definition 1: |
to believe to be true.
I suspect that she knows more than she lets on.- synonyms:
- believe, fancy, guess, imagine, suppose
- similar words:
- conjecture, infer, surmise, think
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| definition 2: |
to believe the guilt of (someone) without knowing all the facts.
The police had suspected the neighbor all along, but there was not enough evidence to arrest him.She suspected her brother of taking the money. |
| definition 3: |
to have doubts, reservations, or suspicions about.
I suspect her motives in this case.- synonyms:
- distrust, doubt, mistrust
- similar words:
- disbelieve, fear, question
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| related words: |
distrust, expect, presume, smell, suppose, trust |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
s
spekt
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| definition: |
to believe that something, especially something bad, may be true; to have suspicions.
She looked through all my drawers; I think she suspects.- similar words:
- guess
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| related words: |
presume |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
suh
spekt
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| definition: |
one who is suspected, esp. of a crime or other wrongdoing.
The police are now calling the husband a suspect in the case. |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
suh
spekt
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| definition: |
open to suspicion or doubt.
His motives for convincing her to change her will are certainly suspect.- synonyms:
- questionable, suspicious
- similar words:
- doubtful, dubious, precarious, problematic, shady, slippery, unreliable, untrustworthy
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| related words: |
fishy, inconceivable, incredible, questionable |
| derivation: |
suspecting (adj.) |
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