SUSPECT
verb
Synonyms
mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.
Definitions
- 1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease. Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by producing to know more. Bacon. From her hand I could suspect no ill. Milton.
- 2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
- 3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. Addison.
- 4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
SUSPECT
(adjective)
1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.] Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also. Chaucer.
2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.] What I can do or o...
SUSPECT
(noun)
1. Suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax.
2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicio...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
