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Suspect

səˈspɛkt

Suspect definitions

verb

Inflections:

suspect suspected suspecting suspects

have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof

"if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light"

Synonyms:
have a suspicion have a feeling feel be inclined to think fancy reckon guess surmise conjecture think think it probable/likely have a sneaking feeling have a hunch
- believe or feel that (someone) is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant act, without certain proof
  
  "parents suspected of child abuse"
doubt the genuineness or truth of

"a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect"

Synonyms:
doubt distrust mistrust 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 have/harbour reservations about have a funny feeling about

noun

Inflections:

suspect suspects

a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence

"the police have arrested a suspect"

Synonyms:
suspected person accused defendant

adjective

Inflections:

suspect

not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false

"a suspect package was found on the platform"

Synonyms:
suspicious dubious untrustworthy questionable doubtful odd potentially dangerous potentially false under suspicion not quite right