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suspecting

ADJECTIVE
suspicious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apprehensive careful cautious doubtful incredulous jealous leery mistrustful skeptical wary watchful
WEAK
cagey green-eyed in doubt not born yesterday on the lookout questioning quizzical suspect unbelieving uptight without belief without faith wondering
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believing careless certain confident convinced heedless inattentive incautious rash sure thoughtless trusting uncareful undoubting
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believable indubious innocent palpable trustworthy trusty undoubted unquestionable

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Suspecting she’d owe the IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars, she dreaded filing her taxes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Suspecting Al-Nourji of trying to misdirect them, the police held him for questioning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Suspecting they were at an impasse, Pentagon officials accelerated discussions with Anthropic’s main rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Suspecting something was wrong, she contacted BBC Morning Live.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024

Suspecting someone didn’t like your TV momma was a lot different than hearing it said out loud.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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