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Suspect

/ˈsʌs.pɛkt/

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

📖 Definitions of "Suspect"

noun

verb

1
To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
"to suspect the presence of disease"
2
To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
"to suspect the truth of a story"
3
To believe (someone) to be guilty.
"I suspect him of being the thief."
4
To have suspicion.

adjective

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
surmiseverb	(intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
queernoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
doubtnoun	(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
suspicious	Distrustful or tending to suspect.
funnynoun	Amusing; humorous; comical.
shadynoun	Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
questionable	Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
distrustnoun	To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
mistrustnoun	Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
accusednoun	(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
fishy	(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
defendantnoun	(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
trustnoun	Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
banknoun	(countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
complainantnoun	One who makes complaint, one who complains.
swearverb	(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
plaintiffnoun	(law, UK historical, otherwise current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
relyverb	(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
suspicious	Distrustful or tending to suspect.
mistrustnoun	Lack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
questionable	Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
doubtnoun	(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
distrustnoun	To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.
funnynoun	Amusing; humorous; comical.
shadynoun	Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
surmiseverb	(intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
accusednoun	(law) The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
defendantnoun	(law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.
queernoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
fishy	(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
suspicionnoun	The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
suspiciously	(manner) In a way that arouses suspicion.
dubious	(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
doubtfulnoun	Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
uncertainnoun	Not certain; unsure.
ambiguous	Open to multiple interpretations.
badnoun	Of low quality.
dodgy	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.