SUSPECT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
   • the person being sued or accused
   Synonym(s)
   • defendant (what does defendant mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) suspect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • litigant (what does litigant mean?)
   • litigator (what does litigator mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • plaintiff (what does plaintiff mean?)
   • complainant (what does complainant mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • accused (what does accused mean?)
   • codefendant (what does codefendant mean?)
   • co-defendant (what does co-defendant mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   • represent (what does represent mean?)
2. Meaning
   • someone who is under suspicion
   Hypernyms(s) suspect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • individual (what does individual mean?)
   • someone (what does someone mean?)
   • somebody (what does somebody mean?)
   • mortal (what does mortal mean?)
   • human (what does human mean?)
   • soul (what does soul mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • murder suspect (what does murder suspect mean?)
   • rape suspect (what does rape suspect mean?)
   • robbery suspect (what does robbery suspect mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)

SUSPECT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • regard as untrustworthy
   • regard with suspicion
   • have no faith or confidence in
   Synonym(s)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) suspect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disbelieve (what does disbelieve mean?)
   • discredit (what does discredit mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • trust (what does trust mean?)
   • swear (what does swear mean?)
   • rely (what does rely mean?)
   • bank (what does bank mean?)
   • trust (what does trust mean?)
   • swear (what does swear mean?)
   • rely (what does rely mean?)
   • bank (what does bank mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • doubt (what does doubt mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)
   • misgiving (what does misgiving mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • suspicion (what does suspicion mean?)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • distrustfulness (what does distrustfulness mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   • misgiving (what does misgiving mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • suspicion (what does suspicion mean?)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • distrustfulness (what does distrustfulness mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   • misgiving (what does misgiving mean?)
   • mistrust (what does mistrust mean?)
   • distrust (what does distrust mean?)
   • suspicion (what does suspicion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • imagine to be the case or true or probable
   Synonym(s)
   • surmise (what does surmise mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I suspect he is a fugitive
   • I surmised that the butler did it
   Hypernyms(s) suspect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • venture (what does venture mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • hazard (what does hazard mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • conjecture (what does conjecture mean?)
   • supposition (what does supposition mean?)
   • surmise (what does surmise mean?)
   • surmisal (what does surmisal mean?)
   • speculation (what does speculation mean?)
   • hypothesis (what does hypothesis mean?)
   • intuition (what does intuition mean?)
   • hunch (what does hunch mean?)
   • suspicion (what does suspicion mean?)
3. Meaning
   • hold in suspicion
   • believe to be guilty
   Usage Example(s)
   • The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks
   Hypernyms(s) suspect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • think (what does think mean?)
   • opine (what does opine mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   • imagine (what does imagine mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • defendant (what does defendant mean?)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)
   • suspect (what does suspect mean?)
   • suspicion (what does suspicion mean?)

SUSPECT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not as expected
   Synonym(s)
   • fishy (what does fishy mean?)
   • funny (what does funny mean?)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • shady (what does shady mean?)
   • suspicious (what does suspicious mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • questionable (what does questionable mean?)