suspicious

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /səˈspɪʃəs/

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Adjective

Positive suspicious

Comparative more suspicious

Superlative most suspicious

1. If someone or something is suspicious, you do not trust that person, you suspect that he is doing something shady, or that something odd is happening.
   • Synonym: shady
   • Antonym: unsuspicious

   The man who is inspecting that window seems suspicious.

2. If you are suspicious, you don't trust people. You suspect something or are distrustful.
   • Synonyms: wary and untrusting
   • Antonyms: trustful and unsuspicious

   Don't be suspicious of that man; I don't think he's doing anything shady.

Related words

• suspect
• suspicion