📖 Definitions of "Suspicious"
adjective
- 1
Arousing suspicion.
"His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police."
- 2
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
"I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes."
- 3
Expressing suspicion
"She gave me a suspicious look."
🔄 Synonyms of "Suspicious"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| leery | Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns. |
| waryverb | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| queernoun | (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. |
| distrustful | (active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful. |
| funnynoun | Amusing; humorous; comical. |
| shadynoun | Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. |
| questionable | Problematic; open to doubt or challenge. |
| mistrustful | Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something). |
| untrusting | Without trust; not inclined to trust. |
| fishy | (figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt. |
| suspectverb | (transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Suspicious"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| suspectnoun | A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime. |
| distrustful | (active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful. |
| mistrustful | Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something). |
| questionable | Problematic; open to doubt or challenge. |
| untrusting | Without trust; not inclined to trust. |
| leery | Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns. |
| wary | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| funny | Amusing; humorous; comical. |
| shady | Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. |
| queer | (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. |
| suspected | believed to be a cause or at fault. |
| dubious | (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion. |
| doubtful | Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical. |
| uncertaintynoun | (uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. |
| uncertain | Not certain; unsure. |
| equivocal | Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation. |
| mysterious | Difficult to understand. |
| skeptical | Having, or expressing doubt; questioning. |
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