SUSPECTING Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word suspecting. (close relations)
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assuming | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective satellite • excessively forward | ||||||||
disbelieving | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion | ||||||||
doubting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by or given to doubt | ||||||||
questioning | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a request for information adjective satellite • perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) • marked by or given to doubt • showing curiosity | ||||||||
deducing | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • conclude by reasoning; in logic | ||||||||
distrusting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||||
hypothesizing | verbv | |||||||
verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||||||||
inferring | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • draw from specific cases for more general cases • conclude by reasoning; in logic • guess correctly; solve by guessing • believe to be the case | ||||||||
mistrusting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||||
speculating | verbv | |||||||
verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds • talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion • reflect deeply on a subject • invest at a risk | ||||||||
supposing | adverbadv | |||||||
verb • express a supposition • expect, believe, or suppose • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds • take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand • require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | ||||||||
distrust | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||||
accuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • bring an accusation against; level a charge against • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against | ||||||||
defendant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | ||||||||
doubt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||||
fishy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or resembling fish adjective satellite • not as expected | ||||||||
funny | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) adjective satellite • arousing or provoking laughter • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • not as expected • experiencing odd bodily sensations | ||||||||
imagine | verbv | |||||||
verb • form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case • expect, believe, or suppose | ||||||||
mistrust | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||||
shady | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • quiet, dark, or concealed • not as expected • of questionable honesty or legality • filled with shade | ||||||||