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English adjective: suspect | |||
| 1. | suspect not as expected | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | fishy, funny, shady, suspicious | ||
| Similar | questionable | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | unquestionable | ||
English noun: suspect | |||
| 1. | suspect (person) someone who is under suspicion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | murder suspect, rape suspect, robbery suspect | ||
| 2. | suspect (person) a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | ||
| Synonyms | defendant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | litigant, litigator | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accused, co-defendant, codefendant | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Antonyms | complainant, plaintiff | ||
English verb: suspect | |||
| 1. | suspect (communication) imagine to be the case or true or probable | ||
| Samples | I suspect he is a fugitive. I surmised that the butler did it. | ||
| Synonyms | surmise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||
| 2. | suspect (cognition) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||
| Synonyms | distrust, mistrust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disbelieve, discredit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | doubt | ||
| Antonyms | rely, trust, swear, bank | ||
| 3. | suspect (communication) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty | ||
| Samples | The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks. | ||
| Examples | They suspect him to write the letter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think | ||
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