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- Dictionarysus·pi·cious/səˈspiSHəs/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something: "he was suspicious of her motives" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of SUSPICIOUS is tending to arouse suspicion : questionable. How to use suspicious in a sentence.
SUSPICIOUS definition: 1. making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong: 2. feeling…. Learn more.
Being suspicious is usually based on something, such as a hunch or some kind of evidence, but the word is typically used in situations in which there is some doubt—when someone suspects something, but isn’t sure. The same thing is implied by the verb suspect and the noun suspicion.
Definitions of suspicious. adjective. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. synonyms: leery, mistrustful, untrusting, wary. distrustful. having or showing distrust. adjective. not as expected. “ suspicious behavior” synonyms: fishy, funny, shady, suspect. questionable. subject to question. Pronunciation. US. /səˈspɪʃəs/ UK. /səsˈpɪʃəs/
Synonyms for SUSPICIOUS: questionable, dubious, disputable, suspect, doubtful, problematical, problematic, debatable; Antonyms of SUSPICIOUS: certain, sure, indisputable, unquestionable, unproblematic, undeniable, incontestable, indubitable.
making you feel that something is wrong, illegal or dishonest. Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour? She died in suspicious circumstances. Police are not treating the fire as suspicious. It might look suspicious if we arrived together. It was all very suspicious. Extra Examples.
making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong: Her behavior was very suspicious. The fire at the bank is being treated as suspicious. It's a little suspicious that no one knows where he was at the time of the murder. There were some suspicious characters hanging around outside.
adj. 1. tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior. 2. inclined to suspect, esp. inclined to suspect evil; distrustful. 3. full of or feeling suspicion. 4. expressing or indicating suspicion: a suspicious glance. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin suspīciōsus] sus•pi′cious•ly, adv. sus•pi′cious•ness, n.
If you describe someone or something as suspicious, you mean that there is some aspect of them which makes you think that they are involved in a crime or a dishonest activity. He reported that two suspicious-looking characters had approached Callendar.
Definition of suspicious adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
