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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

Example Sentences

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Shortly after the bombing, police named 17 suspects, but only Mieraili and Mohammed were initially apprehended.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He suspects it is because his chat history includes biological topics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They said they were looking for several suspects, but insisted the bomb was not an act of terrorism.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The process of reaching a deal with the two suspects was "long, intensive and complex", prosecutors said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“It hardly matters. Annabeth is very territorial about her friends, in case you haven’t noticed. She was quite worried about you. And now that you’re back, I think she suspects where you were marooned.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan