suspect

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suspect Definition

• (n) someone who is under suspicion
• (n) a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
• (s) 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"
• (v) imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
• (v) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
• (v) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

suspect Synonyms

• defendant
• distrust
• fishy
• funny
• mistrust
• queer
• shady
• surmise
• suspect
• suspicious