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

Her father, a business magnate in the U.S., suspects that she has gone to ground in Turkey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It added that no suspects or motives had been identified, but the national police unit was investigating.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

But while suspects may be arrested, jewels or precious metals might not be found - such as with the Louvre case.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

O'Connor suspects that another critical difference may have involved their feathers and how those feathers were replaced.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Perhaps it had been a joke after all, and she was already running a list of suspects through her mind.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman