under suspicion

idiom

: thought possibly guilty of a crime or of doing something wrong : suspected

He is under suspicion of selling illegal drugs.

Examples of under suspicion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most erotic movies come with an element of danger, and though this one starts off with Elliot under suspicion for Erika’s death, Araki can’t resist leaning into the comedy — and why not? —Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026

Bascombe is the one who arrests Jamie Miller (Cooper) under suspicion of murder. —Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026

Also under suspicion is Wicks’s boys club of followers: Dr. Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), who turned into a misogynist after his divorce; author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), turned misogynist by the manosphere; and aspiring politician Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack), a misogynist by ambition. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

Five people were detained, and another seven were placed under suspicion, including a former advisor to the Minister of Energy. —Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for under suspicion

• academician
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• decomposition
• diagnostician
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• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
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