Suspect

verb
sə'spɛkt

Adjective

Noun

  • a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

    Similar:Defendant
    Type of:LitigatorLitigant

  • someone who is under suspicion

    Type of:SomebodyIndividualSoul

Verb

  • imagine to be the case or true or probable

    “I suspect he is a fugitive”

    Similar:Surmise
    Type of:GuessVenturePretend

  • hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

    “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”

    Type of:ImagineOpineReckon

  • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

    Similar:DistrustMistrust
    Type of:DisbelieveDiscredit

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