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   suspicious

   /səˈspɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something: "he was suspicious of her motives" Similar doubtfulunsuredubiouswarycharyscepticaldistrustfulmistrustfuldisbelievinghaving reservationsapprehensivecynicaljaundicedinformal:iffyOpposite trustfultrusting
   • ▪ causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous: "they are not treating the fire as suspicious" Similar disreputableunsavourydubioussuspectguilty-lookingdishonest-lookingstrange-lookingqueer-lookingfunny-lookingslipperyinformal:shiftyshadydodgyquestionableoddstrangedubiousirregularqueerfunnydoubtfulnot quite rightunder suspicionmysteriousmurkydarkcriminaldishonestcorruptinformal:fishyshadydodgyOpposite uprightordinaryinnocent
   • ▪ having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity: "police were called when staff became suspicious"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French suspicious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicio(n-) (see suspicion).

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   • 1. suspiciousness noun

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   What does suspicious mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SUSPICIOUS definition: 1. making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong: 2. feeling…. Learn more.

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   Why do people look suspicious at night?

   • Suspicious behavior inspires distrust. Prancing around your backyard in a trench coat and fake mustache during daylight might elicit weird looks from your neighbors; do it at night, though, so that your silhouette glides past their windows, and what appeared innocent enough hours before will quickly transition to suspicious.

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   What does it mean when a colleague becomes suspicious?

   • His colleagues became suspicious (= thought that there was something wrong) when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual. They are deeply / highly (= very) suspicious of one another/ of each other's motives. My mother has a very suspicious nature (= does not trust people).

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   What is a synonym for suspicious?

   • Well, for one, stop pausing mid-conversation to take covert notes in that little journal of yours. And two, don’t wear sunglasses indoors, and don’t try to walk without making a sound. That will make people cagey, which is a synonym for suspicious. Other synonyms include apprehensive, doubtful, wary, and watchful. "Suspicious."

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     suspicious translate: sospitós, suspicaç, recelós. Learn...

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     SUSPICIOUS translate: soupçonneux/-euse, méfiant/-ante,...

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     SUSPICIOUS translate: sospetto, sospettoso, sospettoso,...

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     RETICENCE definition: 1. an unwillingness to do something or...

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     SUSPICIOUS translate: 不審な, 疑わしい, 疑い深い, 疑（うたが）っている, 怪（あや）しい....

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   suspicious: 1 adj openly distrustful and unwilling to confide Synonyms: leery , mistrustful , untrusting , wary distrustful having or showing distrust adj not as expected “ suspicious behavior” Synonyms: fishy , funny , shady , suspect questionable subject to question

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