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Suspect

noun/sˈʌspɛkt/
Definition
someone who is under suspicion
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈʌspɛkt/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈʌspɛkt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈʌspɛkt/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌspɛkt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounsomeone who is under suspicion
nouna person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
verbimagine to be the case or true or probable
“I suspect he is a fugitive”
verbregard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
verbhold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
“The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
adjectivenot as expected
“there was something fishy about the accident”
Word Forms
suspectverbregard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
defendverbbe the defense counsel for someone in a trial
suspicionnounan impression that something might be the case
surmisenouna message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
distrustnounthe trait of not trusting others
mistrustnounthe trait of not trusting others
suspectnounsomeone who is under suspicion
suspiciousnessnounbeing of a suspicious nature
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verdächtig
jemand, der unter Verdacht steht
🇪🇸Spanish
sospechar
alguien que está bajo sospecha
🇮🇹Italian
sospettare
qualcuno sospettato
🇳🇱Dutch
verdachte
iemand die verdacht wordt
🇵🇹Portuguese
suspeito
alguém que está sob suspeita
🇷🇺Russian
подозревать
тот, кто находится под подозрением
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संदिग्ध व्यक्ति
कोई व्यक्ति जो संदेह के घेरे में है
🇧🇩Bengali
সন্দেহ
সন্দেহের অধীন কেউ
🇮🇳Tamil
சந்தேகிக்கப்படுகிறது
சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய ஒருவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
అనుమానిస్తున్నారు
అనుమానం ఉన్న వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
संशयित
कोणीतरी जो संशयाखाली आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
શંકાસ્પદ
કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે શંકા હેઠળ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶಂಕಿತ
ಅನುಮಾನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സംശയിക്കുന്നു
സംശയിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരാൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ੱਕੀ
ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸ਼ੱਕ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
مشتبہ
کوئی شخص جو شک کی زد میں ہو۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
怀疑
受到怀疑的人
🇯🇵Japanese
容疑者
疑惑をかけられている人
🇰🇷Korean
의심하다
의심을 받고 있는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nghi ngờ
ai đó đang bị nghi ngờ
🇹🇭Thai
สงสัย
คนที่อยู่ภายใต้ข้อสงสัย
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengira
seseorang yang dicurigai
🇵🇭Filipino
pinaghihinalaan
isang taong pinaghihinalaan
🇲🇾Malay
mengesyaki
seseorang yang dicurigai
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يشتبه
شخص تحت الشبهات
🇮🇷Persian
مشکوک
کسی که مشکوک است
🇹🇷Turkish
şüphelenmek
şüphe altında olan biri
🇮🇱Hebrew
חָשׁוּד
מישהו שנמצא בחשד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'suspect'?
The primary meaning of 'suspect' is 'someone who is under suspicion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'suspect' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'suspect' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'suspect' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'suspect' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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