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Adjective: suspected  su'spek-tid
  1. Believed likely
    "a suspected thief"; "a suspected infection"
Verb: suspect  sú-spekt
  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"

Type of: dare say [informal], daresay [informal], disbelieve, discredit, guess, hazard, imagine, opine, pretend, reckon, suppose, think, venture

Antonym: trust, unsuspected

Encyclopedia: Suspect