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suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] adj
1. exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable 2. disposed to suspect something wrong 3. indicative or expressive of suspicion suspiciously adv suspiciousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
suspicious adjective 1. distrustful, suspecting, sceptical, doubtful, apprehensive, leery (slang), mistrustful, unbelieving, wary He has his father's suspicious nature. distrustful trusting, gullible, credulous, believing, unsuspecting, trustful, unsuspicious 2. suspect, dubious, questionable, funny, doubtful, dodgy (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), queer, irregular, shady (informal), fishy (informal), of doubtful honesty, open to doubt or misconstruction two suspicious-looking characters suspect straight, above board, beyond suspicion, open, straightforward, upright, unquestionable, not open to question 3. odd, strange, mysterious, dark, dubious, irregular, questionable, murky (informal), shady (informal), fishy Four people have died in suspicious circumstances. Translations suspicious [səsˈpɪʃəs] ADJ 1. (= mistrustful) [person, nature] → desconfiado; [glance] → receloso Paul was a suspicious man → Paul era un hombre desconfiado many people are suspicious that the government will reduce benefits further → mucha gente tiene la sospecha de que el gobierno va a reducir aún más los subsidios to be suspicious about sth → desconfiar de algo to become or grow suspicious (of sth/sb) → empezar a desconfiar(de algo/algn) that made him suspicious → eso le hizo sospechar to have a suspicious mind → tener una mente desconfiada or recelosa he is suspicious of visitors → se muestra receloso ante las visitas 2. (= causing suspicion) [person, behaviour, package] → sospechoso did you see anything suspicious? → ¿viste algo sospechoso? it looks very suspicious to me → me parece muy sospechoso is there anything suspicious about the crash? → ¿hay algo sospechoso acerca del choque? in suspicious circumstances → en circunstancias sospechosas suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] adj (= suspecting wrongdoing) → qui a des soupçons The police became suspicious → La police commençait à avoir des soupçons. (= wary) → soupçonneux/euse, méfiant(e) He was suspicious at first → Il était méfiant au début. He shot a suspicious glance at me → Il me lança un regard soupçonneux. to be suspicious of sth [+ reform, motives] → avoir des doutes à propos de qch, trouver qch suspect(e) (= arousing suspicion) [person, circumstances] → suspect(e) a suspicious person BUT un individu louche. suspicious adj (= feeling suspicion) → argwöhnisch, misstrauisch (of gegenüber); you have a suspicious mind → Sie sind aber misstrauisch; to be suspicious about something → etw mit Misstrauen or Argwohn (geh) → betrachten (= causing suspicion) → verdächtig; there were no suspicious circumstances → es gab keine verdächtigen Umstände; he died in suspicious circumstances → er starb unter verdächtigen or zweifelhaften Umständen; the police are treating her death as suspicious → die Polizei betrachtet ihren Tod als nicht natürlich suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] adj (causing suspicion) → sospetto/a; (feeling suspicion) suspicious (of) → sospettoso/a (di), diffidente (di) to be suspicious of or about sb/sth → nutrire dei sospetti nei riguardi di qn/qc that made him suspicious → questo lo ha insospettito a suspicious character → un(a) tipo/a sospetto/a suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] adj (causing suspicion) → sospetto/a; (feeling suspicion) suspicious (of) → sospettoso/a (di), diffidente (di) to be suspicious of or about sb/sth → nutrire dei sospetti nei riguardi di qn/qc that made him suspicious → questo lo ha insospettito a suspicious character → un(a) tipo/a sospetto/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was not a more suspicious man, nor a more stout. If I were suspicious,' I replied, 'I should have discovered your infamy long before. The Trojans were suspicious of the wooden horse and standing round it debated what they ought to do. |
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