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

For much of its history, the ICC didn’t bother those countries as it concentrated on arresting suspects and obtaining convictions in its African cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

“It was a struggle for her and a struggle for me,” says her husband, who suspects “she would have rather been home watching a movie.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Only then did Parkinson notice a suspiciously clean, straight wound on the back of the caiman's head, possibly caused by a blow from a speeding boat, he suspects.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The suspects allegedly fled to Mexico, where they hid for months, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

By the end of July 1925, White had turned his full attention to the last of the listed suspects in Anna Brown’s murder: Bryan Burkhart, Mollie’s brother-in-law.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann