suspicious
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suspicious
- /səˈspɪʃ.əs/
Rhymes with -ɪʃəs
Where it comes from
From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.
adjective more suspicious · most suspicious
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Arousing suspicion.
His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
Similar: questionable, queer
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Distrustful or tending to suspect.
We know he has a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
Similar: doubtful, leery · Opposite: unsuspecting
- Expressing suspicion She gave me a suspicious look.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: suspect, distrustful, mistrustful, questionable, untrusting, leery, wary, funny, shady, queer, fishy, suspicion, suspected, dubious, doubtful, uncertainty
Translations
Every language
adj arousing suspicion
| Español | sospechoso, suspecto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 怪しい ayashii, 不審 fushin |
| 中文 | 可疑 kěyí |
| हिन्दी | संदिग्ध sandigdh |
| Português | suspeito |
| Français | suspect, louche, chelou |
| Deutsch | verdächtig |
| Italiano | sospetto, ambiguo, losco |
| Ελληνικά | ύποπτος ýpoptos |
| Română | suspect, dubios |
| Русский | подозри́тельный podozrítelʹnyj, сомни́тельный somnítelʹnyj |
| العربية | مُريب murīb, مَشبوه mašbūh |
adj distrustful
| Español | suspicaz, desconfiado, receloso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 怪しい ayashii |
| हिन्दी | संदिग्ध sandigdh |
| Português | desconfiado |
| Français | méfiant, soupçonneux |
| Deutsch | misstrauisch, argwöhnisch |
| Italiano | sospettoso, diffidente |
| Ελληνικά | καχύποπτος kachýpoptos |
| Română | suspicios |
| Русский | подозри́тельный podozrítelʹnyj |
adj expressing suspicion
| Español | sospechoso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 疑いの utagai no, 怪しむよう ayashimu yō |
| हिन्दी | संदिग्ध sandigdh |
| Português | suspeitoso |
| Français | suspicieux, soupçonneux |
| Deutsch | misstrauisch, argwöhnisch |
| Italiano | diffidente |
| Română | suspicios |
| Русский | подозри́тельный podozrítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "suspicious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/suspicious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. suspicious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/suspicious "suspicious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/suspicious.Cite this
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title = {suspicious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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