SUSPECTING Synonyms
19 hypernyms for suspecting. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SUSPECTING
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| assuming | adverb adv | |||||
adjective satellite • excessively forward | ||||||
| disbelieving | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion | ||||||
| doubting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by or given to doubt | ||||||
| questioning | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a request for information adjective satellite • perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) • marked by or given to doubt • showing curiosity | ||||||
| deducing | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • conclude by reasoning; in logic | ||||||
| distrusting | adjective adj | |||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||
| hypothesizing | verb v | |||||
verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||||||
| inferring | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • reason by deduction; establish by deduction • draw from specific cases for more general cases • conclude by reasoning; in logic • guess correctly; solve by guessing • believe to be the case | ||||||
| mistrusting | adjective adj | |||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||
| speculating | verb v | |||||
verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds • talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion • reflect deeply on a subject • invest at a risk | ||||||
| supposing | adverb adv | |||||
verb • express a supposition • expect, believe, or suppose • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds • take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand • require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | ||||||
| distrust | noun n | |||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||
| accuse | verb v | |||||
verb • bring an accusation against; level a charge against • blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against | ||||||
| defendant | noun n | |||||
noun • a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | ||||||
| doubt | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||
| fishy | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or resembling fish adjective satellite • not as expected | ||||||
| funny | adjective adj | |||||
noun • an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) adjective satellite • arousing or provoking laughter • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected • not as expected • experiencing odd bodily sensations | ||||||
| imagine | verb v | |||||
verb • form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case • expect, believe, or suppose | ||||||
| mistrust | noun n | |||||
noun • doubt about someone's honesty • the trait of not trusting others verb • regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in | ||||||
| shady | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • quiet, dark, or concealed • not as expected • of questionable honesty or legality • filled with shade | ||||||