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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).
adjective. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. Synonyms: doubtful, dubious, suspect. inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. Synonyms: wary, mistrustful. full of or feeling suspicion. expressing or indicating suspicion:
Definitions of suspicious. 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. questionable. subject to question. Pronunciation. US. /səˈspɪʃəs/ UK. /səsˈpɪʃəs/
making you feel that something is wrong or that something bad or illegal is happening: suspicious behaviour / circumstances. I called airport security after noticing a suspicious package. suspicious adjective (NOT TRUST) B2. not trusting someone: Many of them remain suspicious of journalists. suspiciously. adverb. B2.
making you feel that something is wrong, illegal or dishonest. Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? She died in suspicious circumstances. Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. It might look suspicious if we arrived together. It was all very suspicious. Extra Examples.
suspicious (of somebody/something) not willing or able to trust someone or something synonym skeptical I was suspicious of his motives. Many were suspicious of reform. see suspect. Definition of suspicious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
4 days ago · 1. adjective. If you are suspicious of someone or something, you do not trust them, and are careful when dealing with them. He was rightly suspicious of meeting me until I reassured him I was not writing about him. [ + of] He has his father's suspicious nature. Synonyms: distrustful, suspecting, sceptical, doubtful More Synonyms of suspicious.
