Need another word that means the same as “suspect”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “suspect” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Suspect” are: surmise, distrust, mistrust, have a suspicion, have a feeling, feel, be inclined to think, fancy, reckon, guess, conjecture, think, think it likely, think it probable, have a sneaking feeling, have a hunch, regard as guilty, think to be guilty, regard as a wrongdoer, doubt, have doubts about, harbour suspicions about, have misgivings about, be sceptical about, have qualms about, be suspicious of, be wary of, feel chary about, feel uneasy about, harbour reservations about, have reservations about, have a funny feeling about, defendant, suspected person, accused, fishy, funny, shady, suspicious, dubious, untrustworthy, questionable, doubtful, odd, queer, under suspicion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “suspect” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| accused | A person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime. The accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges. |
| defendant | A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused. The defendant tried to claim that it was self defence. |
| suspected person | Someone who is under suspicion. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “suspect” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be inclined to think | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
| be sceptical about | Occupy a certain position or area. |
| be suspicious of | Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function. |
| be wary of | Spend or use time. |
| conjecture | Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information. Many conjectured that the jury could not agree. |
| distrust | Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in. Speculation remained that the Army distrusted the peace process. |
| doubt | Lack confidence in or have doubts about. I doubt my ability to do the job. |
| fancy | Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for. I really fancy him. |
| feel | Grope or feel in search of something. You make me feel naked. |
| feel chary about | Grope or feel in search of something. |
| feel uneasy about | Undergo passive experience of. |
| guess | Put forward of a guess in spite of possible refutation. She guessed the child s age at 14 or 15. |
| harbour reservations about | Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings. |
| harbour suspicions about | Keep in one’s possession; of animals. |
| have a feeling | Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner. |
| have a funny feeling about | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly. |
| have a hunch | Achieve a point or goal. |
| have a sneaking feeling | Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner. |
| have a suspicion | Have ownership or possession of. |
| have doubts about | Undergo. |
| have misgivings about | Suffer from; be ill with. |
| have qualms about | Have sex with; archaic use. |
| have reservations about | Have left. |
| mistrust | Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in. She had no cause to mistrust him. |
| reckon | Expect, believe, or suppose. I don t reckon his chances. |
| regard as a wrongdoer | Look at attentively. |
| regard as guilty | Deem to be. |
| surmise | Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it. I surmised that the butler did it. |
| think | Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. One should always think positive. |
| think it likely | Expect, believe, or suppose. |
| think it probable | Dispose the mind in a certain way. |
| think to be guilty | Have in mind as a purpose. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “suspect” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| doubtful | Not known with certainty. Of doubtful legality. |
| dubious | Of questionable value. They admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious. |
| fishy | Of or relating to or resembling fish. There was something fishy about the accident. |
| funny | Unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion. Are you okay You look a bit funny. |
| odd | Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. Invited 30 odd guests. |
| questionable | Subject to question. A fire of questionable origin. |
| shady | Filled with shade. The shady side of the street. |
| suspicious | Not as expected. He was suspicious of her motives. |
| under suspicion | Located below or beneath something else. |
| untrustworthy | Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful. An untrustworthy person. |
| ask | Require or ask for as a price or condition. You should have asked my permission first. |
| collusion | Collusion between ostensible opponents in a lawsuit. The armed forces were working in collusion with drug traffickers. |
| defendant | An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. The defendant tried to claim that it was self defence. |
| disbelief | A rejection of belief. Laura shook her head in disbelief. |
| distrust | The trait of not trusting others. The public s distrust of politicians. |
| doubt | Lack confidence in or have doubts about. I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage. |
| doubtful | Open to doubt or suspicion. I was doubtful of my judgement. |
| dubiety | The state of being unsure of something. His enemies made much of the dubiety of his paternity. |
| dubious | Of questionable value. Timeshare has been brought into disrepute by dubious sales methods. |
| illegality | Unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute. Proceedings will be required to establish the illegality of the act. |
| incredulous | (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. An incredulous gasp. |
| indubitable | Too obvious to be doubted. An indubitable truth. |
| interrogate | Obtain data from (a computer file, database, storage device, or terminal. An interactive system enables users to interrogate the database. |
| leery | Cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions. A city leery of gang violence. |
| misgiving | Painful expectation. I felt a sense of misgiving at the prospect of retirement. |
| mistrust | Be suspicious of; have no confidence in. The public mistrust of government. |
| qualm | A mild state of nausea. Military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press. |
| question | Pose a series of questions to. The question of local government funding worried ministers. |
| questionable | Able to be refuted. A questionable reputation. |
| sceptical | Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion. The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals. |
| shady | Of doubtful honesty or legality. A shady part of town. |
| skeptical | Marked by or given to doubt. A skeptical attitude. |
| suppose | Expect believe or suppose. The procedure supposes that a will has already been proved. |
| suspicion | Doubt about someone’s honesty. He was arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| suspicious | Not as expected. She gave him a suspicious look. |
| suspiciously | In a way that arouses suspicion or distrust. What s going on I asked suspiciously. |
| unbelief | A rejection of belief. The darkness of unbelief. |
| uncertain | Ambiguous (especially in the negative. An uncertain future. |
| uncertainty | Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. The uncertainty of the outcome. |
| unwillingness | The trait of being unwilling. He deplored the Government s unwillingness to provide adequate funds. |
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