suspect
Other forms: suspected; suspects; suspecting; suspectedly
A suspect is a person who is believed to be guilty of a crime. If you leave the scene of a murder with blood on your hands and a weapon in your pocket, you’re likely to become a prime suspect.
If others believe you have committed a crime, you are a suspect. The word can also be used as a verb and an adjective. To suspect someone of something is to believe that they probably did it. Do you ever suspect your parents of taking some of your Halloween candy? If something such as someone's excuse or motive is suspect, it seems a bit off. That bad-smelling piece of fish is suspect — you'd better not eat it.
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regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
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synonyms:
disbelieve, distrust, mistrust
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hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
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imagine to be the case or true or probable
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someone who is under suspicion
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types:
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murder suspect
someone suspected of committing murder
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rape suspect
someone who is suspected of committing rape
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robbery suspect
someone suspected of committing robbery
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murder suspect
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a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
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synonyms:
defendant
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Antonyms:
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complainant, plaintiff
a person who brings an action in a court of law
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accused
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
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co-defendant, codefendant
a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
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co-respondent, corespondent
the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
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respondent
the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
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complainant, plaintiff
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not as expected“her motives were suspect”
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synonyms:
fishy, funny, shady, suspicious
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questionable
subject to question
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questionable
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