suspicious
adjective (DOUBT) /səˈspɪʃ.əs/Definition
B2 feeling doubt or no trust in someone or something: His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual. They are deeply/highly (= very) suspicious of one another/of each other's motives. My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).Suspecting and questioningQuestioning people and asking questions in generalCuriosity
(Definition of suspicious adjective (DOUBT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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suspicion noun (BELIEF IN SOMEONE'S GUILT)
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suspicion noun (DOUBT)
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suspicion noun (FEELING)
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suspicion noun (SMALL AMOUNT)
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suspicious adjective (SEEM GUILTY)
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suspiciously adverb (SEEM GUILTY)
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suspiciously adverb (SEEM LIKELY)
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Synonyms and related words:
- call into question idiom
- challenge noun (QUESTION)
- challenge verb (DOUBT)
- challenge verb (STOP)
- cynic noun
- cynical adjective
- dispute verb
- doubter noun
- doubting Thomas noun
- I'd like to see... idiom
- misgiving noun
- niggle noun (WORRY)
- query noun
- query verb
- reservation noun (DOUBT)
- sceptical adjective
- skeptic noun
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect verb (DOUBT)
- suspiciously adverb (DOUBT)
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