suspicious

[ suh-spish-uhs ]

/ səˈspɪʃ əs /

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adjective

tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.

inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant.

full of or feeling suspicion.

expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance.

Origin of suspicious

1300–50; Middle English <Latin suspīciōsus, equivalent to suspīci- (see suspicion) + -ōsus-ous

SYNONYMS FOR suspicious

1 suspect, dubious, doubtful.

2 mistrustful, wary, disbelieving.

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OTHER WORDS FROM suspicious

sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbsus·pi·cious·ness, nounhy·per·sus·pi·cious, adjectivehy·per·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb

hy·per·sus·pi·cious·ness, nouno·ver·sus·pi·cious, adjectiveo·ver·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbo·ver·sus·pi·cious·ness, nounpre·sus·pi·cious, adjectivepre·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbpre·sus·pi·cious·ness, nounself-sus·pi·cious, adjectivesu·per·sus·pi·cious, adjectivesu·per·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbsu·per·sus·pi·cious·ness, nounun·sus·pi·cious, adjectiveun·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbun·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun

Words nearby suspicious

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Example sentences from the Web for suspicious

In general, Frawley is suspicious of ideas that seem good but may be more complex in reality.
The New Happiness Guru Says It’s OK to Be Unhappy|Fiona Zublin|September 4, 2020|Ozy
Finma doesn’t have the power to fine a bank, but it can demand repayment of profits deemed illicit or otherwise suspicious.
Swiss regulators extend probe into spying at Credit Suisse|kdunn6|September 2, 2020|Fortune
Indeed, I suspect there are some people who would be rightfully suspicious of changing their thinking to being habitually scientific.
How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic|Stuart Firestein|August 28, 2020|Nautilus
People are suspicious and don’t trust advertising, thinking that ads may lead to fraud or that advertisers act only to their own benefit and that the consumers will get no value out these promotional banners sitting around the content they visit.
Five great display and video advertising tactics to increase relevance and revenue in a cookie-less world|Anastasia-Yvoni Spiliopoulou|August 24, 2020|Search Engine Watch

This suggests the USPIS may have learned of the fraud as a result of suspicious bank transfers.
5 crazy details from the case against Steve Bannon—including ‘a boat named Warfighter’|Jeff|August 20, 2020|Fortune
They apparently took that as a sign of suspicious activity, even though that can be a hallmark of people on the autism spectrum.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With this track record, how could the American people be anything other than suspicious of war?
Can America Still Win Wars?|Michael Tomasky|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Over dinner, an elderly waitress at a nearby restaurant thought the timing of the attack was suspicious.
Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors|Ben Leung|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He was suspicious because it was abandoned with its windows opened,” the complaint says.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’|Michael Daly|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it is suspicious, according to Schultz, that Christie is not making it a priority to get to the bottom of the matter.
Dems' Unspeakably Lame Bridgegate Stunt|Olivia Nuzzi|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The suspicious eyes of the nester passed over Beaudry and came back to Dingwell.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine
But after dinner she came to him with a shy, suspicious air, and a touch of mystery that was explained by her first words.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905|Various
The constant fear of being married for her money rendered her suspicious and uneasy beyond all reason.
An Old Maid|Honore de Balzac
Madame D'Arblay's are much fuller, and bear a suspicious resemblance to the dialogues in her novels.
Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)|Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi
Ive got to be suspicious of everybodyand Im going to be till I know who can be trusted.
Sudden Jim|Clarence Budington Kelland

British Dictionary definitions for suspicious

suspicious

/ (səˈspɪʃəs) /

adjective

exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable

disposed to suspect something wrong

indicative or expressive of suspicion

Derived forms of suspicious

suspiciously, adverbsuspiciousness, noun

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单词	suspicious
释义	suspicious [ suh-spish-uhs ] / səˈspɪʃ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suspicious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. inclined to suspect, especially inclined to suspect evil; distrustful: a suspicious tyrant. full of or feeling suspicion. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. Origin of suspicious 1300–50; Middle English <Latin suspīciōsus, equivalent to suspīci- (see suspicion) + -ōsus-ous SYNONYMS FOR suspicious 1 suspect, dubious, doubtful. 2 mistrustful, wary, disbelieving. SEE SYNONYMS FOR suspicious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM suspicious sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbsus·pi·cious·ness, nounhy·per·sus·pi·cious, adjectivehy·per·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverb hy·per·sus·pi·cious·ness, nouno·ver·sus·pi·cious, adjectiveo·ver·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbo·ver·sus·pi·cious·ness, nounpre·sus·pi·cious, adjectivepre·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbpre·sus·pi·cious·ness, nounself-sus·pi·cious, adjectivesu·per·sus·pi·cious, adjectivesu·per·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbsu·per·sus·pi·cious·ness, nounun·sus·pi·cious, adjectiveun·sus·pi·cious·ly, adverbun·sus·pi·cious·ness, noun Words nearby suspicious suspensory ligament of lens, suspensory ligament of ovary, suspensory muscle of duodenum, suspicion, suspicional, suspicious, suspiration, suspire, Susquehanna, suss, sussed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suspicious In general, Frawley is suspicious of ideas that seem good but may be more complex in reality. The New Happiness Guru Says It’s OK to Be Unhappy\|Fiona Zublin\|September 4, 2020\|Ozy Finma doesn’t have the power to fine a bank, but it can demand repayment of profits deemed illicit or otherwise suspicious. Swiss regulators extend probe into spying at Credit Suisse\|kdunn6\|September 2, 2020\|Fortune Indeed, I suspect there are some people who would be rightfully suspicious of changing their thinking to being habitually scientific. How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic\|Stuart Firestein\|August 28, 2020\|Nautilus People are suspicious and don’t trust advertising, thinking that ads may lead to fraud or that advertisers act only to their own benefit and that the consumers will get no value out these promotional banners sitting around the content they visit. Five great display and video advertising tactics to increase relevance and revenue in a cookie-less world\|Anastasia-Yvoni Spiliopoulou\|August 24, 2020\|Search Engine Watch This suggests the USPIS may have learned of the fraud as a result of suspicious bank transfers. 5 crazy details from the case against Steve Bannon—including ‘a boat named Warfighter’\|Jeff\|August 20, 2020\|Fortune They apparently took that as a sign of suspicious activity, even though that can be a hallmark of people on the autism spectrum. Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls\|Emily Shire\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST With this track record, how could the American people be anything other than suspicious of war? Can America Still Win Wars?\|Michael Tomasky\|October 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Over dinner, an elderly waitress at a nearby restaurant thought the timing of the attack was suspicious. Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors\|Ben Leung\|October 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “He was suspicious because it was abandoned with its windows opened,” the complaint says. Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’\|Michael Daly\|September 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And it is suspicious, according to Schultz, that Christie is not making it a priority to get to the bottom of the matter. Dems' Unspeakably Lame Bridgegate Stunt\|Olivia Nuzzi\|September 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The suspicious eyes of the nester passed over Beaudry and came back to Dingwell. The Sheriff's Son\|William MacLeod Raine But after dinner she came to him with a shy, suspicious air, and a touch of mystery that was explained by her first words. Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905\|Various The constant fear of being married for her money rendered her suspicious and uneasy beyond all reason. An Old Maid\|Honore de Balzac Madame D'Arblay's are much fuller, and bear a suspicious resemblance to the dialogues in her novels. Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.)\|Mrs. Hester Lynch Piozzi Ive got to be suspicious of everybodyand Im going to be till I know who can be trusted. Sudden Jim\|Clarence Budington Kelland British Dictionary definitions for suspicious suspicious / (səˈspɪʃəs) / adjective exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable disposed to suspect something wrong indicative or expressive of suspicion Derived forms of suspicious suspiciously, adverbsuspiciousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suspicious skeptical, watchful, cautious, wary, apprehensive, mistrustful, doubtful, incredulous, jealous, careful, leery, questionable, uncertain, unusual, unsure, dubious, cagey, green-eyed, questioning, quizzical
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suspicious

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