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1. Imagine to be the case, true or probable
   "I suspect he is a fugitive";
   - surmise
    
2. Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
   "I suspect her true motives";
   - distrust, mistrust
    
3. Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
   "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

1. Of questionable motive; of doubtful legality, value, truth, honesty, etc.
   "her motives were suspect";
   - fishy [informal], funny, shady [informal], suspicious, dodgy [Brit, informal]

1. Someone who is under suspicion
    
2. (law) a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
   "a preponderance of evidence against the suspect";
   - defendant

Derived forms: suspected, suspects, suspecting

See also: questionable

Type of: dare say [informal], daresay [informal], disbelieve, discredit, guess, hazard, imagine, individual, litigant, litigator, mortal, opine, person, pretend, reckon, somebody, someone, soul, suppose, think, venture

Antonym: complainant, trust

Encyclopedia: Suspect