suspect as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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as an adjective: - 1
suspect
noun
1 suspect
Someone who is under suspicion.
Polish: podejrzany
2 suspect
A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused.
synonym: defendant.
Dutch: verweerder, aangeklaagde, beklaagde, beschuldigde, gedaagde, gerekwireerde, verdachte
verb
1 suspect
Imagine to be the case or true or probable:
— I suspect he is a fugitive.
synonym: surmise.
Roget 514:
suppose,
conjecture,
surmise,
suspect,
guess,
divine;
theorize;
presume,
presurmise†,
presuppose;
assume,
fancy,
wis†,
take it;
give a guess,
speculate,
believe,
dare say,
take it into one's head,
take for granted;
imagine
etc.
515.
put forth;
propound,
propose;
start,
put a case,
submit,
move,
make a motion;
hazard out,
throw out a suggestion,
put forward a suggestion,
put forward conjecture.
allude to,
suggest,
hint,
put it into one's head.
suggest itself
etc.
(thought)
451;
run in the head
etc.
(memory)
505;
marvel if,
wonder if,
wonder whether.
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Dutch: gissen, presumeren, assumeren
2 suspect
Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in.
synonyms: distrust, mistrust.
Roget 485:
disbelieve,
discredit;
not believe
etc.
484;
misbelieve†;
refuse to admit
etc.
(dissent)
489;
refuse to believe
etc.
(incredulity)
487.
doubt;
be doubtful
etc.
(uncertain)
475;
doubt the truth of;
be skeptical as to
etc.
adj.;
diffide†;
distrust,
mistrust;
suspect,
smoke,
scent,
smell a rat;
have doubts,
harbor doubts,
entertain doubts,
suspicions;
have one's doubts.
demure,
stick at,
pause,
hesitate,
scruple;
stop to consider,
waver.
hang in suspense,
hang in doubt.
throw doubt upon,
raise a question;
bring in,
call in question;
question,
challenge,
dispute;
deny
etc.
536;
cavil;
cause a doubt,
raise a doubt,
start a doubt,
suggest a doubt,
awake a doubt,
make suspicion;
ergotize†.
startle,
stagger;
shake one's faith,
shake one's belief,
stagger one's faith,
stagger one's belief.
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Dutch: wantrouwen
3 suspect
Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty.
Dutch: betwijfelen, verdacht, twijfelen, verdenken
adjective
1 suspect
Not as expected:
— Her motives were suspect.
synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspicious.
Roget 485:
unbelieving;
skeptical,
sceptical.
incredulous as to,
skeptical as to;
distrustful as to,
shy as to,
suspicious of;
doubting
etc.
v..
doubtful
etc.
(uncertain)
475;
disputable;
unworthy of,
undeserving of belief
etc.
484;
questionable;
suspect,
suspicious;
open to suspicion,
open to doubt;
staggering,
hard to believe,
incredible,
unbelievable,
not to be believed,
inconceivable;
impossible
etc.
471.
fallible
etc.
(uncertain)
475;
undemonstrable;
controvertible
etc.
(untrue)
495.
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