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 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

The suspected driver, 26-year-old Corey Daniels, is in the Arlington City Jail. —Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

The judges also clarified that their ruling did not prevent the government from using other immigration or national security statutes to remove suspected terrorists. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

Verb

Pasco is suspected of killing the owner of a dog near a homeless encampment in Leesburg. —Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026

And the University of San Francisco issued a public safety warning to students after a man wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses was suspected of filming women with the intention of posting the videos online. —N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026

Canadian police say Law is suspected of sending at least 1,200 packages to more than 40 countries. —ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026

Surveillance image of a vehicle suspected in a felony hit-and-run crash at the intersection of Adeline and Harmon streets in Berkeley on April 7, 2026. —Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

In addition, some investors suspected the US price hike was previously not incorporated in the guide. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026

After witnesses provided a description of the suspect, who was suspected of driving recklessly at the time of the crash, he was quickly identified and a search warrant was served at a local residence in Lake Forest, the release stated. —Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026

Tammy Machado is suspected of mortgage fraud and two counts of willfully making a false return under penalty of perjury. —Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026

For most of the season, Hannah and Owen have suspected that Quinn, who runs a financial firm stateside, is the real brains to the Campano organization, not Teddy. —Max Gao, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026