suspect

Plural: suspects

Noun

someone who is under suspicion
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

Verb

Verb Forms: suspected, suspecting, suspects

To believe someone is guilty without full proof; to distrust.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
- "I suspect he is a fugitive"
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
- "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
To believe (someone) to be guilty.
To have suspicion.
To look up to; to respect.

Adjective Satellite

not as expected
- "her motives were suspect"

Adj

Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

Examples

I began to suspect my Words With Friends opponent was using a word finder.
I suspect him of being the thief.
to suspect the presence of disease
to suspect the truth of a story

Origin / Etymology

From Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).

Synonyms

defendant, distrust, fishy, funny, mistrust, shady, surmise, suspicious, accuse, dodgy, doubt, doubtful, dubious, imagine, point the finger at, suppose, sus, think

Antonyms

plaintiff, trust

Scrabble Score: 11

suspect: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
suspect: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
suspect: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

suspect: valid Words With Friends Word