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suspicious
sus·pi·cious S0924400 (sə-spĭsh′əs)adj.1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.2. Tending to suspect; distrustful: a suspicious nature.3. Expressing suspicion: a suspicious look.
sus·pi′cious·ly adv.sus·pi′cious·ness n.suspicious (səˈspɪʃəs) adj1. exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable2. disposed to suspect something wrong3. indicative or expressive of suspicion susˈpiciously adv susˈpiciousness nsus•pi•cious (səˈspɪʃ əs)
adj. 1. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 2. inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful. 3. full of or feeling suspicion. 4. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin suspīciōsus] sus•pi′cious•ly, adv. sus•pi′cious•ness, n. doubtful dubious">dubious suspicious1. 'doubtful'If you feel doubtful about something, you are unsure about it or about whether it will happen or be successful. Do you feel insecure and doubtful about your ability?It was doubtful he would ever see her again.2. 'dubious'If you are dubious about something, you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do. Alison sounded very dubious.The men in charge were a bit dubious about taking women on.If you describe something as dubious, you think it is not completely honest, safe, or reliable. ...his dubious abilities as a teacher.3. 'suspicious'If you are suspicious of a person, you do not trust them and think they might be involved in something dishonest or illegal. I am suspicious of his intentions.Miss Lenaut had grown suspicious.If you describe something as suspicious, it suggests behaviour that is dishonest, illegal, or dangerous. He listened for any suspicious sounds....in suspicious circumstances.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  suspicious - openly distrustful and unwilling to confideleery, mistrustful, untrusting, warydistrustful - having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson | | 2. | suspicious - not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"suspect, fishy, funny, shadycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechquestionable - subject to question; "questionable motives"; "a questionable reputation"; "a fire of questionable origin" |
suspiciousadjective1. distrustful, suspecting, sceptical, doubtful, apprehensive, leery (slang), mistrustful, unbelieving, wary He has his father's suspicious nature.
distrustful trusting, gullible, credulous, believing, unsuspecting, trustful, unsuspicious2. suspect, dubious, questionable, funny, doubtful, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), queer, irregular, shady (informal), fishy (informal), of doubtful honesty, open to doubt or misconstruction two suspicious-looking characters
suspect straight, above board, beyond suspicion, open, straightforward, upright, unquestionable, not open to question3. odd, strange, mysterious, dark, dubious, irregular, questionable, murky (informal), shady (informal), fishy Four people have died in suspicious circumstances.suspiciousadjective1. Of dubious character:doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspect, uncertain.Informal: fishy.2. Lacking trust or confidence:distrustful, doubting, leery, mistrustful, untrusting.Translationssuspect (səˈspekt) verb1. to think (a person etc) guilty. Whom do you suspect (of the crime)?; I suspect him of killing the girl. 懷疑(有罪) 怀疑（有罪） 2. to distrust. I suspected her motives / air of honesty. 不信任 不信任3. to think probable. I suspect that she's trying to hide her true feelings; I began to suspect a plot. 猜想 猜想 noun (ˈsaspekt) a person who is thought guilty. There are three possible suspects in this murder case. 嫌疑分子 嫌疑分子 adjective not trustworthy. I think his statement is suspect. 可疑的 可疑的suspicion (səˈspiʃən) noun1. the process of suspecting or being suspected; the/a feeling causing a person to suspect. They looked at each other with suspicion; I have a suspicion that she is not telling the truth. 疑心 疑心2. a slight quantity or trace. There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone. 一點點 一点点suspicious (səˈspiʃəs) adjective1. having or showing suspicion. I'm always suspicious of men like him; a suspicious glance. (具有或表示)懷疑的 （具有或表示）怀疑的 2. causing or arousing suspicion. suspicious circumstances. 可疑的 可疑的，引起怀疑的 suspiciously (səˈspiʃəsli) adverb 可疑地，懷疑著 可疑地，怀疑着 suˈspiciousness noun 可疑性 可疑性
suspicion, suspicious etc see suspect suspicious
suspicious characterA dubious, suspicious, or potentially immoral or unlawful person. The security guard caught a suspicious character hanging around the back entrance to the warehouse. I've always thought he was a bit of a suspicious character, so I was a bit nervous when Janet said she was going to work for him.See also: character, suspiciousshady characterA dubious, suspicious, or potentially immoral or unlawful person. The security guard caught a shady character hanging around the back entrance to the warehouse. I've always thought he was a bit of a shady character, so I was a bit nervous when Janet said she was going to work for him.See also: character, shadyshady character and a suspicious characterFig. an untrustworthy person; a person who makes people suspicious. There is a suspicious character lurking about in the hallway. Please call the police.See also: character, shadyEncyclopediaSeeSuspectsuspicious
suspicious adjective Referring to an abnormality that suggests the presence of a lesion (e.g., a tumour) or a condition (e.g., diabetes mellitus).suspicious adjective Referring to the consideration of a particular disorder–eg, cancer, as a diagnostic possibility, as in 'suspicious for malignancy'LegalSeeSuspicionFinancialSeesuspectsuspicious
Synonyms for suspiciousadj distrustfulSynonyms- distrustful
- suspecting
- sceptical
- doubtful
- apprehensive
- leery
- mistrustful
- unbelieving
- wary
Antonyms- trusting
- gullible
- credulous
- believing
- unsuspecting
- trustful
- unsuspicious
adj suspectSynonyms- suspect
- dubious
- questionable
- funny
- doubtful
- dodgy
- queer
- irregular
- shady
- fishy
- of doubtful honesty
- open to doubt or misconstruction
Antonyms- straight
- above board
- beyond suspicion
- open
- straightforward
- upright
- unquestionable
- not open to question
adj oddSynonyms- odd
- strange
- mysterious
- dark
- dubious
- irregular
- questionable
- murky
- shady
- fishy
Synonyms for suspiciousadj of dubious characterSynonyms- doubtful
- equivocal
- questionable
- shady
- suspect
- uncertain
- fishy
adj lacking trust or confidenceSynonyms- distrustful
- doubting
- leery
- mistrustful
- untrusting
Synonyms for suspiciousadj openly distrustful and unwilling to confideSynonyms- leery
- mistrustful
- untrusting
- wary
Related Wordsadj not as expectedSynonymsRelated Words- colloquialism
- questionable
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