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suspicious

/səˈspɪʃ.əs/adjective3 syllables

Suspicious means: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.

Synonyms for suspicious12

adjective, as in openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary, distrustful

adjective, as in not as expected

fishy, funny, shady, suspect, questionable

also used for suspicious

queer, doubtful

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What does suspicious mean?2

adjective

1

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

2

not as expected“there was something fishy about the accident”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with suspicious?8

two syllables

vicious

three syllables

deliciousambitiousmaliciousfictitiousnutritiousauspicious

four syllables

superstitious
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Suspicious in a sentence

  • Avoid clicking on suspicious links, they can harm the computer.Amastan
  • If you see anything suspicious, please contact us.CK
  • His behavior was very suspicious, like a shrimp behind a rock.LeeSooHa
  • They were suspicious of him, and not without reason.sundown
  • If you see a suspicious person, please inform the police.CM
  • You were acting suspicious, so they had you under surveillance.MethodGT
  • Our dog is not fearful, but suspicious towards strangers.mutskt
  • This seems a bit suspicious, don't you think?DJ_Saidez

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