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(n)
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
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(adj)
(active sense) Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.
Having mistrust, lacking trust (in someone or something).
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
Without trust; not inclined to trust.
Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
Amusing; humorous; comical.
Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
(figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
believed to be a cause or at fault.
(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Not certain; unsure.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
Difficult to understand.
Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
Of low quality.
Commonwealth standard spelling of skeptical.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.
Not sound, particularly:
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
Not usual, out of the ordinary.
Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
(v)
Abbreviation of unsubscribe. [(intransitive) To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.]
Not reliable.
Causing worry; perturbing or vexing.
Inducing worry.
Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
Rendered less effective.
(architecture) Clipping of perpendicular. [(geometry) At or forming a right angle (to something).]
Raunchy or perverted in nature; tastelessly sexual.
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
(of a person) Born out of wedlock; illegitimate.
Assailing; attacking.
Tending to suggest or imply.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
Informal spelling of night. [(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.]
(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
Cautious; restrained.
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
(informal) Exhibiting excessive fear, suspicion, or distrust.
Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.
not convinced or lacking conviction
That does not believe; incredulous, skeptical.
Arousing or based on suspicion.
(law enforcement) Abbreviation of suspect. [A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.]
(slang) Clipping of suspicious. [Arousing suspicion.]
Relating to suspicion.
(rare) Full of suspicion; suspicious.
Envious; feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise.
Having a bad smell.
Filled with smoke.
(obsolete) Liable to suspicion; suspicious or suspected.
(informal) Suspicious
(now rare) Mistrustful, suspicious.
Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
Pronunciation spelling of dubious [(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.]
Characterized by suspense; suspenseful
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
Tending to doubt.
Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.
Having small, bright eyes.
Archaic form of doubtful. [Subject to, or causing doubt.]
Resembling or characteristic of a sleuth.
Tending to doubt; doubtful.
A habitually suspicious or querimonious person.
(Canada, US, slang) Of questionable or doubtful quality.
Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
Trivial, or of little importance.
Tending to agitate.
Able to be perplexed; confusable.
Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
(figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.
A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
Curious, inquisitive or investigative.
Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
An eerie creature or thing.
Suspiring; sighing.
(Appalachia, Southern US, rare) Concerned, alarmed or sceptical.
Rife with teasing.
Resembling or characteristic of a spy.
(informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural.