Meaning & Definition of Suspect in English
English⟶
Suspect
/səspɛkt/
noun
1. Someone who is under suspicion
synonym:
- suspect
2. A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
- The person being sued or accused
synonym:
- defendant,
- suspect
verb
1. Imagine to be the case or true or probable
- "I suspect he is a fugitive"
- "I surmised that the butler did it"
synonym:
- suspect,
- surmise
2. Regard as untrustworthy
- Regard with suspicion
- Have no faith or confidence in
synonym:
- distrust,
- mistrust,
- suspect
3. Hold in suspicion
- Believe to be guilty
- "The u.s. suspected bin laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
synonym:
- suspect
adjective
1. Not as expected
- "There was something fishy about the accident"
- "Up to some funny business"
- "Some definitely queer goings-on"
- "A shady deal"
- "Her motives were suspect"
- "Suspicious behavior"
synonym:
- fishy,
- funny,
- shady,
- suspect,
- suspicious
Examples of using
Maria didn’t suspect that "Tom", her pen-friend, with whom she had been corresponding for months over the Internet and whom she secretly loved, without ever having met him, was actually a super-intelligent squirrel.
Any suspect case is considered a public health emergency due to the severity of this illness.
Tom doesn't suspect a thing.