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suspect

/ suspect /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
someone who is under suspicion
Type of:
person individual someone
Kinds of:
murder suspect rape suspect robbery suspect
Derived:
distrust mistrust
verb Sense 2
imagine to be the case or true or probable
"I suspect he is a fugitive"
"I surmised that the butler did it"
Type of:
guess venture pretend
Derived:
guess conjecture supposition surmise surmisal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 3
hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
"The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
Type of:
think opine suppose
Derived:
defendant suspicion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 4
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Opposites:
plaintiff complainant
Type of:
litigant litigator
Kinds of:
accused codefendant co-defendant
Derived:
defend represent
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 5
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Opposites:
trust swear rely bank
Type of:
disbelieve discredit
Kinds of:
doubt
Derived:
misgiving mistrust distrust suspicion distrustfulness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 6
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"
Similar:
questionable
Domain:
colloquialism
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
22
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person individual someone murder suspect rape suspect robbery suspect guess venture pretend think opine suppose