suspect

noun
UK: /səˈspekt/
US: /ˈsʌˌspekt/

  1. A person who is thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.

    1. The suspect ran away from the police officer. [ ] [ ]
    2. Police have a suspect in custody regarding the bank robbery downtown. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

distrustful doubt accused defendant mistrust questionable conjecture
suspect verb

  1. To doubt or distrust someone or something; to not believe something is true or genuine.

    1. I suspect he is lying about his age. [ ] [ ]
    2. She began to suspect that her friend was keeping secrets from her. [ ] [ ]

  2. To believe that something is probably the case.

    1. I suspect it will rain later this afternoon. [ ] [ ]
    2. We suspect that the company is planning to relocate overseas soon. [ ] [ ]
suspect adjective

  1. Not able to be trusted or believed; likely to be dangerous or false.

    1. That looks like a suspect package. [ ] [ ]
    2. The police deemed the vehicle suspect and called for backup immediately. [ ] [ ]
suspect transitive-verb

  1. To have doubts about; distrust.

    1. I suspect his motives in this matter. [ ] [ ]
    2. Authorities suspect foul play in the disappearance of the businessman. [ ] [ ]
suspect intransitive-verb

  1. To have suspicions.

    1. I suspect that something is wrong. [ ] [ ]
    2. She started to suspect when he avoided answering simple questions about his day. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "suspect" is /səˈspekt/ in British English and /ˈsʌˌspekt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "suspect": distrustful, doubt, accused, defendant, mistrust, questionable, conjecture.

Example usage of "suspect": "The suspect ran away from the police officer.". More examples on the page.