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

The case is being investigated by ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the branch that investigates misconduct involving ICE employees as well as people suspected of falsely representing themselves as agency personnel. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

While this feedback has often been attributed with ending star formation in galaxies, scientists have long suspected that this process can also drive star formation and therefore the growth and evolution of galaxies. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

From earliest childhood, Dottie suspected that her family had a secret. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

His case was covered up for three decades by his Jesuit superiors, and even Francis was suspected of having protected his fellow Jesuit. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

His mass roundups virtually eliminated violent crime in his country, by jailing more than 90,000 people suspected of gang ties, many without due process. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Ten lions found dead in a wildlife reserve in Tanzania are suspected to have been poisoned, according to wildlife officials. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

He is suspected of being swept into a sewer during flooding caused by heavy rain. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

When to See a Specialist If Sjögren’s disease is suspected, a rheumatologist often leads the evaluation. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2026