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adjective
- 1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something: "he was suspicious of her motives" Similar Opposite
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Learn the meaning of suspicious as an adjective that describes something or someone that arouses suspicion, distrust, or doubt. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Being suspicious is usually based on something, such as a hunch or some kind of evidence, but the word is typically used in situations in which there is some doubt—when someone suspects something, but isn’t sure. The same thing is implied by the verb suspect and the noun suspicion.
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Definitions of suspicious. adjective. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. synonyms: leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. not as expected. “ suspicious behavior” synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspect. questionable. subject to question. Pronunciation. US. /səˈspɪʃəs/ UK. /səsˈpɪʃəs/
Suspicious means arousing or apt to arouse suspicion, questionable, or distrustful. Find the origin, usage, and examples of suspicious and its synonyms in different dictionaries and languages.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the adjective suspicious, which means not trusting or doubtful of someone or something. See how to use suspicious in sentences and collocations with other words.
