What is another word for suspicious?
Synonyms for suspicious
səˈspɪʃ əssus·pi·cious
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
suspicious
One is envious who cherishes selfish ill will toward another because of his superior success, endowments, possessions, or the like. A person is envious of that which is another's, and to which he himself has no right or claim; he is jealous of intrusion upon that which is his own, or to which he maintains a right or claim. An envious spirit is always bad; a jealous spirit may be good or bad, according to its object and tendency. A free people must be jealous of their liberties if they would retain them. One is suspicious of another from unfavorable indications or from a knowledge of wrong in his previous conduct, or even without reason. Compare DOUBT.
Antonyms:
contented, friendly, kindly, satisfied, trustful, well-disposedPreposition:
Envious of (formerly at or against) a person; envious of his wealth or power; envious of him for, because of, on account of his wealth or power.
Princeton's WordNet
leery, mistrustful, suspicious, untrusting, waryadjective
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Synonyms:
fishy, leery, wary, shady, funny, suspect, untrusting, mistrustfulAntonyms:
trustful, trusting, unquestionablefishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspiciousadjective
not as expected
"there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
Synonyms:
fly-by-night, shady, louche, comic, laughable, rum, shadowed, untrusting, umbrageous, singular, odd, wary, amusing, comical, leery, funny, mirthful, risible, fishy, peculiar, shadowy, mistrustful, suspect, rummy, curiousAntonyms:
unquestionable, trustful, trusting
Editors Contribution
unnervingly
because unnervingly means you think something is odd which is the definition of suspicious.
Submitted by rinat on August 28, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
suspiciousadjective
Synonyms:
distrustful, jealous, inclined to suspect, given to suspicion
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "suspicious":
suspect, suspected, dubious, questionable, doubtful, suspects, distrustful, mistrustful, unsub, wary, shady, dodgy
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#2347 | funny | |
#4214 | comic | |
#5451 | odd | |
#6236 | suspect | |
#7013 | curious | |
#9005 | suspected | |
#13600 | singular | |
#13651 | suspects | |
#13890 | suspicious | |
#15385 | questionable | |
#15415 | peculiar | |
#15644 | amusing | |
#16342 | rum | |
#16447 | jealous | |
#17229 | shady | |
#20066 | doubtful | |
#22516 | wary | |
#23071 | dubious | |
#33634 | fishy | |
#36473 | comical | |
#36528 | dodgy | |
#38689 | shadowy | |
#40645 | envious | |
#42698 | laughable | |
#46015 | shadowed | |
#47682 | rummy | |
#65052 | unsub | |
#73905 | leery | |
#111440 | distrustful | |
#111586 | mistrustful | |
#172858 | risible | |
#199502 | mirthful | |
#318287 | untrusting |
How to use suspicious in a sentence?
We asked residents to report any suspicious activity they happen to see, whether they think it's something minor or major and to keep an eye out for these three individuals.
We were a bit suspicious about where this food was going, because the last time we got information they took food across, the food was taken over by the terrorists, al Shabaab, the food was meant for the most vulnerable in Somalia, those affected by drought, but I'm told it went into the hands of al Shabaab. We are a bit concerned.
Most people don't like to be confronted with an actual fact-of-life because it's difficult to metabolize. A painting of a bowl of fruit is much easier. It's for the same reason why we don't like going to the doctor. The diagnosis and x-rays are too honest. This is what creates the perception that contemporary art is shocking or suspicious.”
That was Barack Obama one chance to win over the low - and moderate-income whites that are deeply suspicious of Barack Obama, barack Obama could have won over whites with a New Deal jobs program rather than a health care act.
As always, we encourage the public to remain vigilant and to promptly report suspicious activities which could represent a threat to public safety.
Translations for suspicious
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- مشبوهArabic
- sospitós, suspicaçCatalan, Valencian
- podezíravý, podezřívavý, podezřelýCzech
- verdächtig, misstrauischGerman
- sospechoso, suspicaz, desconfiadoSpanish
- epäilevä, epäilyttävä, epäluuloinenFinnish
- suspect, avec méfianceFrench
- amharasachScottish Gaelic
- կասկածամիտArmenian
- mencurigakan, curigaIndonesian
- diffidente, sospettoso, ambiguo, loscoItalian
- 疑いの, 怪しい, 不審, 怪しむようJapanese
- hihira, tūpato, matakanaMāori
- сомнителен, сомничавMacedonian
- achterdochtigDutch
- podejrzanyPolish
- suspeito, desconfiadoPortuguese
- suspect, suspicios, dubiosRomanian
- подозрительныйRussian
- khả nghiVietnamese
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