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Synonyms for suspicion
səˈspɪʃ ənsus·pi·cion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
suspicionnoun
Doubt is a lack of conviction that may refer either to matters of belief or to matters of practise. As regards belief, while doubt is lack of conviction, disbelief is conviction, to the contrary; unbelief refers to a settled state of mind, generally accompanied with opposition of heart. Perplexity is active and painful; doubt may be quiescent. Perplexity presses toward a solution; doubt may be content to linger unresolved. Any improbable statement awakens incredulity. In theological usage unbelief and skepticism have a condemnatory force, as implying wilful rejection of manifest truth. As regards practical matters, uncertainty applies to the unknown or undecided; doubt implies some negative evidence. Suspense regards the future, and is eager and anxious; uncertainty may relate to any period, and be quite indifferent. Misgiving is ordinarily in regard to the outcome of something already done or decided; hesitation, indecision, and irresolution have reference to something that remains to be decided or done, and are due oftener to infirmity of will than to lack of knowledge. Distrust and suspicion apply especially to the motives, character, etc., of others, and are more decidedly adverse than doubt. Scruple relates to matters of conscience and duty.
Synonyms:
disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, unbelief, uncertaintyAntonyms:
assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
intuition, hunch, suspicionnoun
an impression that something might be the case
"he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
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suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgivingmisgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicionnoun
doubt about someone's honesty
Synonyms:
apprehension, mistrust, misgiving, distrustfulness, suspiciousness, hunch, intuition, distrust, scruple, qualmsuspicionnoun
the state of being suspected
"he tried to shield me from suspicion"
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suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgivingsuspicion, suspiciousnessnoun
being of a suspicious nature
"his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"
Synonyms:
suspiciousness, intuition, hunch, distrust, mistrust, misgiving
Editors Contribution
fishy
something just doesn't add.
i'm not sure about the evidence put forward, i need some more background work done before any conclusions are made.
Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 26, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
suspicionnoun
Synonyms:
surmise, conjecture, supposition, guesssuspicionnoun
Synonyms:
distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving, want of confidence
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
suspicionnoun
Synonyms:
mistrust, misgiving, distrust, surmise, conjecture, supposition, suggestion, hint
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#592 | question | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#6236 | suspect | |
#7863 | uncertainty | |
#8915 | hint | |
#9005 | suspected | |
#11287 | suspense | |
#15340 | suspicion | |
#18811 | intuition | |
#20482 | presumption | |
#23368 | jealousy | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#26575 | skepticism | |
#29082 | disbelief | |
#30578 | apprehension | |
#31101 | distrust | |
#43337 | mistrust | |
#50532 | hunch | |
#57467 | indecision | |
#57845 | unbelief | |
#77127 | perplexity | |
#99595 | incredulity | |
#111383 | hesitancy | |
#120240 | scruple | |
#184580 | qualm | |
#187910 | misgiving | |
#296678 | irresolution | |
#317440 | suspiciousness |
How to use suspicion in a sentence?
After nearly four years of litigation, this ugly attack on poor Floridians has finally come to an end, this law was always about scoring political points on the backs of Florida's poor and treating them like suspected criminals without suspicion or evidence.
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.
I better understand distrust and suspicion. I understand the meaning of certain looks and certain codes. I understand what it is to be in racial situations for which you have no frame of reference, i understand the tension of always being on guard, of never totally relaxing.
But the suspicion has gone a bit overboard.
They are ideal killers; young, beautiful and reckless, by keeping a low profile they avoid suspicion where men doing the same job would quickly find themselves in trouble.
Translations for suspicion
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- اتهامArabic
- sospitaCatalan, Valencian
- podezřeníCzech
- mistankeDanish
- Verdächtigung, Verdacht, ArgwohnGerman
- υπόνοιαGreek
- suspektoEsperanto
- sospechaSpanish
- سوء ظنPersian
- häivähdys, epäluulo, epäilys, epäilyksenalaisuus, häivä, epäilyFinnish
- suspicionFrench
- amhraisIrish
- amharasScottish Gaelic
- संदेहHindi
- gyanúHungarian
- kecurigaanIndonesian
- sospettoItalian
- חֲשָׁדHebrew
- 疑い, 容疑, 疑惑Japanese
- ಅನುಮಾನKannada
- 의심Korean
- suspicioLatin
- verdenkingDutch
- mistankeNorwegian
- trop, ślad, podejrzliwość, poszlaka, podejrzenie, cieńPolish
- suspeição, suspeitaPortuguese
- suspiciuneRomanian
- подозрениеRussian
- misstankeSwedish
- சந்தேகத்தின்Tamil
- అనుమానంTelugu
- ความสงสัยThai
- şüpheTurkish
- підозраUkrainian
- شکUrdu
- sự nghi ngờVietnamese
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