| noun | someone who is under suspicion |
| noun | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused |
| verb | imagine to be the case or true or probable “I suspect he is a fugitive” |
| verb | regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in |
| verb | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks” |
| adjective | not as expected “there was something fishy about the accident” |
| suspect | verb | regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in |
| defend | verb | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial |
| suspicion | noun | an impression that something might be the case |
| surmise | noun | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| distrust | noun | the trait of not trusting others |
| mistrust | noun | the trait of not trusting others |
| suspect | noun | someone who is under suspicion |
| suspiciousness | noun | being of a suspicious nature |