SUSPECTS Synonyms
There are 33 hypernyms of the word suspects. (close relations)
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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 | ||||||||
suppose | verbv | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
surmise | verbv | |||||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence verb • infer from incomplete evidence • imagine to be the case or true or probable | ||||||||
suspicious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • openly distrustful and unwilling to confide • not as expected | ||||||||
think | verbv | |||||||
noun • an instance of deliberate thinking verb • judge or regard; look upon; judge • expect, believe, or suppose • use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments • recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection • imagine or visualize • focus one's attention on a certain state • have in mind as a purpose • decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting • ponder; reflect on, or reason about • dispose the mind in a certain way • have or formulate in the mind • be capable of conscious thought • bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation |