OVERSUSPICIOUS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

oversuspicious

adjective

Definition of oversuspicious

as in uncertain

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Adjective

Supporters suggest these approaches could offer alternative financing structures, while critics note that long-term performance and adoption remain uncertain.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The more proactive, in contrast, would try to steer government R&D toward promising but uncertain conservation experiments.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 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

But be wary of high heat forecast for Washington this weekend, as event schedules are subject to change amid sweltering temperatures.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Iran may also be wary of attacks by the exiled Mujahadin-e Khalq (MeK), which Iran accuses of carrying out attacks inside Iran over several decades.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of wary

Adjective

Giblin is unsure what will happen to the pavilion when the church takes over.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Both playing with the same goal in mind, still unsure if there will be a Heat future for one, both or neither, after the two finished this past season on the Heat roster, Keels on a two-way deal, Young on a standard contract.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 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

When team members seem disconnected, less motivated or hesitant to contribute, leaders need to look beyond surface-level symptoms and determine what’s really standing in the way of stronger participation and performance.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Some delegates were hesitant, but a committee was appointed to draft the document.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 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

Balogun was sent off in the round-of-32 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina and was due to miss Monday’s match before FIFA’s dubious decision to suspend his one-match ban.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 8 July 2026
But joining the Nasdaq index has done little to convince critics, who are dubious about the lofty aims of the company.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 July 2026

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