Word SUSPECT: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

suspect

🇺🇸 [səˈspɛkt]

Meanings

To have a feeling or belief that something is wrong or not as it seems, often without proof. A suspect is also a person believed to be involved in a crime or undesirable situation.

Examples

• I suspect she may be hiding something from us.
• The police arrested the man, who was a suspect in the robbery case.
• She suspected that the information she was given was not accurate.

Synonyms

believe • distrust • doubt

Antonyms

trust • assure • confirm