Antonyms for suspect
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : verb suh-spekt; noun suhs-pekt; adjective suhs-pekt, suh-spekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb səˈspɛkt; noun ˈsʌs pɛkt; adjective ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt |
Definition of suspect
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French suspect "suspicious," from Latin suspectus "suspected, suspicious," past participle of suspicere "look up at, mistrust, suspect," from sub "up to" + specere "to look at" (see scope (n.1)). The notion is of "look at secretly," hence, "look at distrustfully." The verb is attested from late 15c.; the noun meaning "a suspected person" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Suspected; suspecting.
- adj doubtful
- verb distrust; guess
- I suspect that she was the means of influencing so large a purchase.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "I suspect that I have been deceived," said Mr. Morgan, gravely.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- I suspect man has more to do with the unmaking than the making of either.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- He began to suspect that he was being cheated into listening to a Bible story.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Like Hamlet, too, this Richard is quick to suspect even his friends' loyalty.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- There was no surer way to make her suspect it than by bringing Sidney home.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I suspect that she dared not lift her head for fear I might see the laughter in her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He had feared to meet her—something in his presence might cause her to suspect that something was wrong.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- I began to suspect that it was you who made everything so interesting.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- I must tell you, then, that you have still more cause for jealousy than you suspect.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
Synonyms for suspect
- assume
- be afraid
- believe
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- disbelieve
- doubt
- doubtable
- dubious
- expect
- feel
- fishy
- gather
- harbor suspicion
- have a hunch
- have doubt
- have sneaking suspicion
- hazard a guess
- hold
- imagine
- incredible
- mistrust
- open
- presume
- problematic
- pseudo
- questionable
- reckon
- ridiculous
- shaky
- smell a rat
- speculate
- suppose
- surmise
- suspected
- suspicious
- thick
- thin
- think
- think probable
- unbelievable
- uncertain
- unclear
- understand
- unlikely
- unsure
- wonder
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