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SUSPECTING Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word suspecting. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For SUSPECTING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for suspecting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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guess disbelieve discredit hazard imagine individual litigant litigator mortal opine person pretend reckon somebody someone soul suppose think venture

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