oversuspicious

adjective

Definition of oversuspiciousnext
as in uncertain

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversuspicious
  1. uncertain
  2. suspicious
  3. wary
  4. unsure
  5. skeptical
  6. hesitant
  7. leery
  8. dubious
Adjective
  • Horse racing's Triple Crown faces an uncertain future as leading institutions pursue divergent strategies.
    — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The economy feels so perpetually uncertain, fragile and contradictory that shifts in any direction feel really consequential.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncertain
Adjective
  • Maybe someone noticed a person acting suspicious, heard a fight, saw someone leaving the area or remembers a detail that seemed insignificant at the time.
    — Simcha Itzkowitz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • CyberGuy's guide to protecting yourself from social media scammers includes more ways to evaluate suspicious accounts.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspicious
Adjective
  • The experts Fortune spoke with were wary of leaning too hard on age in this debate.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The communicators interviewed for this story were much warier of letting AI write public-facing material than of using it behind the scenes for research or other tasks.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of wary
Adjective
  • Given his long absence from public view, analysts are unsure whether Khamanei is indeed the architect of the new set-up.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Pundits are unsure whether Minnesota will yield a similar result.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsure
Adjective
  • Many critics remain skeptical that this artist’s debut, or any artist’s debut, deserved to be in the Louvre.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Brett Siegel, an NBA reporter with Clutch Points, is skeptical.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of skeptical
Adjective
  • The second-year tailback, who typically runs with power, seemed extremely hesitant when his carries arrived.
    — Omar Kelly August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Mauro and Giulio Sattaflora had exchanged a hesitant glance, fearing another stroke.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of hesitant
Adjective
  • That’s partly because persistent inflation, economic uncertainty and relatively high interest rates have made many banks and other lenders leery about supporting projects on this scale.
    — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The course comes two months after the city held a daylong expo about AI and at a time when Black communities are leery of AI and are concerned about the onslaught of data centers cropping up in their communities.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of leery
Adjective
  • This time, that main doubter is Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), the Lady Greyhounds’ first assistant coach, who begins the season dubious of everything going on around her before predictably being won over by Ted.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket have long garnered a reputation for allowing users to make all kinds of ethically dubious bets, from the outcomes of deadly conflicts to raging wildfires.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubious
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“Oversuspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversuspicious. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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