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suspected

adjective as in doubtful

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The United States is rather low on the list, with around 70 citizens being suspected of joining the fight in Syria.

A bounty hunter told AFP that the suspected Texan could very well be Everett Livvix of Robinson, Illinois.

Israel commonly holds people suspected of threatening national security for long periods without access to legal counsel.

Tests at the clinic proved what she suspected: she was pregnant.

The reasons for detention ranged from suspected spying to having an open beer bottle in public.

Particularly was this the case with Davout, who since 1809 had suspected that Berthier desired to ruin his reputation.

But I always suspected it was a stratagem on his part to avoid playing, and that nothing really ailed him.

And though I never suspected it at the time, I have no doubt that he pocketed the money and simply destroyed the letters.

Two days before the Americans arrived a native regiment was suspected of disaffection.

She watched him, and suddenly a suspicion darted through her mind—a suspicion that he suspected them.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suspected, such as: imagined, questionable, shaky, suspicious, and uncertain.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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