Synonyms for suspicious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : suh-spish-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈspɪʃ əs |
Top 10 synonyms for suspicious Other synonyms for the word suspicious
- borderline
- cagey
- debatable
- different
- disputable
- doubtable
- equivocal
- farfetched
- funny
- green-eyed
- in doubt
- irregular
- not born yesterday on the lookout
- not kosher
- open
- open to doubt
- open to question
- out of line
- overt
- peculiar
- phony
- problematic
- queer
- questioning
- quizzical
- reaching
- rings untrue
- shady
- shaky
- skeptical
- suspect
- suspecting
- too much
- unbelieving
- uncertain
- uncommon
- unsure
- unusual
- uptight
- wary
- watchful
- without belief
- without faith
- won't wash
- wondering
Définition of suspicious
Origin :- "deserving of or exciting suspicion," mid-14c., from Old French suspecious, from Latin suspiciosus "exciting suspicion" (see suspicion). Meaning "full of or inclined to feel suspicion" is attested from c.1400. Edgar Allan Poe (c.1845) proposed suspectful to take one of the two conflicting senses. Related: suspiciously; suspiciousness.
- adj distrustful
- adj doubtful, fishy
- Now don't get suspicious, and tell me to mind my own business when I ask you questions.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- When this was swept away the floor presented no suspicious traces.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Despite the laughter there was a suspicious mist in Mr. Ried's eyes.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Faust went away more than ever suspicious of Crane and Diablo.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- He told me that a suspicious character had been hanging about the hall, enquiring for me.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- The menu made her suspicious of the food because it was written in French.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- They avoided the main roads, and all towns, with suspicious care.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The storekeepers aren't apt to employ you at first; they'll be suspicious of you.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Stryker managed to infuse into his tone a deal of suspicious contempt.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Now, a man on foot is always a suspicious character in this country.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
Antonyms for suspicious
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