suspects

VERB

distrust; guess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assume believe consider doubt presume speculate think wonder

STRONG

conceive conclude conjecture disbelieve expect feel gather hold imagine mistrust reckon suppose surmise understand

WEAK

be afraid harbor suspicion have a hunch have doubt have sneaking suspicion hazard a guess smell a rat think probable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain disregard forget ignore leave neglect

STRONG

know misunderstand trust

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suspects

A clawed caper at the Santa Monica Pier went awry despite “sophisticated” attempts by suspects to get away with poaching roughly three dozen spiny lobsters, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

One of the suspects is an 18-year-old man with no prior police record.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

It announced on Friday that it had arrested a number of suspects, but did not say how many remain at large.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Arnott said he suspects that “buybacks tend to ramp up when management is redeeming stock options, arguably to help facilitate the redemptions.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026

The descriptions in the bureau’s files were supposed to help identify suspects, but they were comically vague: “Stature: Average. Face: Ordinary.”

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day