Suspicious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

not as expected

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/səspˈɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/səspˈɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səspˈɪʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /səspˈɪʃəs/.

Examples

there was something fishy about the accident
up to some funny business
some definitely queer goings-on

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leery fishy mistrustful suspect shady untrusting funny wary

Parts of Speech

adjective	openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
adjective	not as expected “there was something fishy about the accident”

Word Forms

leer	noun	a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
suspicion	noun	doubt about someone's honesty
suspiciousness	noun	being of a suspicious nature
wariness	noun	the trait of being cautious and watchful

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verdächtig

offen misstrauisch und nicht bereit, sich anzuvertrauen

🇫🇷French

suspect

ouvertement méfiant et peu disposé à se confier

🇪🇸Spanish

sospechoso

abiertamente desconfiado y poco dispuesto a confiar

🇮🇹Italian

sospettoso

apertamente diffidente e poco disposto a confidarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

verdacht

openlijk wantrouwend en niet bereid om in vertrouwen te nemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

suspeito

abertamente desconfiado e sem vontade de confiar

🇷🇺Russian

подозрительный

открыто недоверчив и не желает доверять

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संदिग्ध

खुले तौर पर अविश्वासी और विश्वास करने को तैयार नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

সন্দেহজনক

প্রকাশ্যে অবিশ্বাসী এবং বিশ্বাস করতে অনিচ্ছুক

🇮🇳Tamil

சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய

வெளிப்படையாக அவநம்பிக்கை மற்றும் நம்பிக்கை கொள்ள விரும்பவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుమానాస్పదమైన

బహిరంగంగా అపనమ్మకం మరియు కాన్ఫిడెన్స్ చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడరు

🇮🇳Marathi

संशयास्पद

उघडपणे अविश्वासू आणि विश्वास ठेवण्यास तयार नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

શંકાસ્પદ

ખુલ્લેઆમ અવિશ્વાસુ અને વિશ્વાસ કરવા તૈયાર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಮಾನಾಸ್ಪದ

ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮನವರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംശയാസ്പദമായ

പരസ്യമായി അവിശ്വാസവും തുറന്നുപറയാൻ തയ്യാറല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੱਕੀ

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹੇਆਮ ਬੇਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشکوک

کھلے عام بے اعتمادی اور اعتماد کرنے کو تیار نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可疑的

公开不信任并且不愿意倾诉

🇯🇵Japanese

疑わしい

あからさまに不信感を抱き、打ち明けたがらない

🇰🇷Korean

의심스러운

공개적으로 불신하고 비밀을 밝히기를 꺼린다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khả nghi

công khai không tin tưởng và không muốn tâm sự

🇹🇭Thai

สงสัย

ไม่ไว้วางใจอย่างเปิดเผยและไม่เต็มใจที่จะไว้วางใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencurigakan

secara terbuka tidak percaya dan tidak mau curhat

🇵🇭Filipino

kahina-hinala

lantarang walang tiwala at ayaw magtapat

🇲🇾Malay

mencurigakan

secara terbuka tidak percaya dan tidak mahu curhat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثير للشك

عدم الثقة علانية وغير راغبة في الثقة

🇮🇷Persian

مشکوک

آشکارا بی اعتماد است و تمایلی به رام کردن ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

şüpheli

açıkça güvensiz ve güvenmeye isteksiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָשׁוּד

חוסר אמון בגלוי ולא מוכן לתת אמון

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