OVERSUSPICIOUS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

oversuspicious

adjective

Definition of oversuspicious

as in uncertain

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Adjective

From premium pet food to medical care Whether GLP-1 drugs eventually become commonplace in veterinary medicine remains uncertain.

— Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
The young Brits' last year in secondary school finds Charlie starting a pride club, Nick worrying about an uncertain future, and both considering the impact of long-distance love.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of uncertain

Adjective

Review your bank and credit card statements for suspicious activity.

— Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Some doubt whether the model can survive here, let alone be exported to countries that are larger, less homogeneous and more suspicious of taxation.

— Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

Funding fights, shifting eligibility rules and abrupt program cuts have played out simultaneously at the federal level, leaving many organizations unsure what the ground will look like from one quarter to the next.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
At a time when many of their peers are unsure of what's next, the students are happy their skills are in demand.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 21 July 2026

Definition of unsure

Adjective

Al Khafaji’s nay-sayers weren’t wrong to be skeptical about the construction space.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Despite their differing opinions on Oppenheimer, everyone in the studio was jazzed to see what Nolan had made (though Hannah was a little skeptical of Matt Damon as Odysseus).

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 14 July 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

Nguyen was excited to enjoy a warm summer outdoors before the smoke left her hesitant to step outside for her routine runs to the National Mall and daily walks with her dog.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
At the time, the now Academy Award-winning director had just three films on his résumé, and unlike Nolan’s typically eager actors, Freeman was hesitant to take the part.

— Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of hesitant

Adjective

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
For example, the Republican clerk in Elbert County is also leery of election results and did a hand count of the presidential results in his county in 2020.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

Definition of leery

Adjective

And finally, its quarterfinal against Switzerland turned on its head after a dubious decision left its opponent with 10-men at a time where the South Americans were struggling.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Homer’s character, notorious as a schemer, here comes off as plain and direct—a gruff, practical tactician, rather than something more energetically inventive and morally dubious.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

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