Synonyms of suspected

suspected 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleged

Related Words

• alleged
• guessed
• presumed
• assumed
• surmised
• conjectured
• justifiable
• excusable
• vindicable
• warrantable
• defensible
• demonstrable
• well-founded
• certifiable
• verifiable
• documentable
• provable
• empirical
• checkable
• confirmable
• sustainable
• supportable

Dissimilar Words

• unsustainable
• unverifiable
• unprovable
• unsupportable
• insupportable
• debatable
• indemonstrable
• disputable
• refutable
• disprovable

suspected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of suspect

1

as in guessed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guessed
• assumed
• presumed
• supposed
• thought
• speculated
• surmised
• imagined
• believed
• suspicioned
• conjectured
• inferred
• deduced
• daresaid
• concluded
• expected
• hypothesized
• theorized
• gathered
• conceived
• reckoned
• judged
• hypothecated
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• established
• proved
• demonstrated
• documented
• determined
• learned
• ascertained
• validated
• substantiated
• found out

2

as in doubted

to have no trust or confidence in

I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubted
• questioned
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• misdoubted
• disbelieved
• discounted
• discredited
• negated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trusted
• relied (on or upon)
• counted (on or upon)
• depended (on or upon)
• banked (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suspected

Adjective

The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics. — City News Service, Daily News, 23 May 2026

The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026

Six cases have been confirmed as Andes strain hantavirus infections, while two remain suspected cases. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 May 2026

The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission. — Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

While the duo has traditionally only been available with rear-wheel-drive, it’s suspected that the EV model could introduce a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive variant. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026

The sheriff's office has not said whether foul play is suspected. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Preventing poisonings and seeking help promptly if they are suspected are key to protecting children. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

The competitors are assessed, and if one is suspected, the driver is pulled from competition. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

When a boy with a strange honeycomb pattern on his stomach was brought into the University Hospitals of Leicester emergency department, nursing staff suspected a case of spontaneous bruising. — Mike McRae 09, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Hanson had seen the one image published in Playgirl, in which Schwarzenegger was naked but strategically positioned, and immediately suspected there must be more. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

If a Michigan animal is suspected of having EEE or WNV, funding is available under an arbovirus grant to cover these testing costs. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The attorney, Paul Robinson, is accused of helping his son conceal a safe suspected of containing cocaine and cash. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026