Meaning & Definition of Suspicious in English
English⟶
Suspicious
/səspɪʃəs/
adjective
1. Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
synonym:
- leery,
- mistrustful,
- suspicious,
- untrusting,
- wary
2. 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
I didn't notice anything suspicious.
I thought it looked suspicious.
Tom became suspicious.