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adjective. definition 1: causing questions or doubt. The police questioned him about his suspicious activities. similar words: doubtful, fishy, shady, slippery, unbelievable. definition 2: without trust. She is a suspicious person and trusts no one.
The meaning of SUSPICIOUS is tending to arouse suspicion : questionable. How to use suspicious in a sentence.
noun. definition 1: the act or an instance of not believing or of suspecting. The clever thief did nothing to cause suspicion while the police searched his house. synonyms: distrust, doubt, mistrust. definition 2: the state of being suspected. Suspicion will follow him wherever he goes.
Suspicious definition: tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable. See examples of SUSPICIOUS used in a sentence.
The meaning of SUSPICION is the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof or on slight evidence : mistrust. How to use suspicion in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Suspicion.
adjective. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. synonyms: leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. not as expected. “ suspicious behavior”. synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspect.
feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something: His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual. They are deeply / highly (= very) suspicious of one another/ of each other's motives.
feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something: His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual. They are deeply / highly (= very) suspicious of one another/ of each other's motives. My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).
definition 1: tending to cause or evoke questions or doubt. These activities carried out in the middle of the night appeared suspicious to the neighbors. synonyms: dubious, questionable. antonyms: unremarkable. similar words: debatable, doubtful, fishy, shady, slippery, suspect, unbelievable, untrustworthy.
suspicious (of/about somebody/something) feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof. They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police. a suspicious look.
