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suspecting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of suspecting

inclined to doubt or question claims

suspecting dieters probably wouldnʼt fall for a weight-loss plan that claims you can eat as much as you want

Synonyms of suspecting

disbelieving, distrustful, doubting, incredulous, mistrustful, negativistic, questioning, show-me, skeptical, suspicious, unbelieving

Words Related to suspecting

paranoid (also paranoidal)

critical, puzzled, quizzical

careful, cautious, guarded, gun-shy, leery (also leary), wary, watchful

cynical, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), snoopy

uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unsure

Near Antonyms of suspecting

green, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, unknowing, unsophisticated, unworldly, wide-eyed

certain, confident, positive, sure

callow, inexperienced, raw

childlike, idealistic, impractical

beguiled, deceived, duped, gulled, tricked

careless, heedless, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary

Antonyms of suspecting

credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning

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