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suspicioned

verb

past tense of suspicion, chiefly dialect
as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspicioned
  1. guessed
  2. assumed
  3. suspected
  4. supposed
  5. thought
  6. presumed
Verb
  • Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Each player secretly writes down a guess, and players who pick correctly gets points equal to the number of players who guessed correctly.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of guessed
Verb
  • Close relatives of Cabrera and Vela Gonzalez initially assumed ICE would clear up the issue.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The resulting knowledge could eventually contribute to long-duration space missions, where reliable food production would be essential but natural sunlight, soil and stable environmental conditions cannot be assumed.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumed
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
Definition of suspected
Verb
  • Fascinating and fraught internal team dynamics then played out, as Visma’s supposed two leaders, Vingegaard and Primož Roglič, initially struggled to adapt to Kuss being above them in the pecking order.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Even within those strict parameters, the researchers discovered that about 1,200 AI agents that were not supposed to be communicating with each other used a covert message board.
    — Shaun Raviv, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of supposed
Verb
  • Manchester City’s long-standing deal with Etihad Airways is thought to bring in a higher yield but that also covers naming rights for the club’s stadium.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Attending Sunday’s launch ceremony with Kim was his daughter, who is thought to be named Ju Ae and who experts think Kim is grooming to be his successor.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of thought
Verb
  • Cleveland also presumed rightly that Kiffin’s professional wandering eye meant the pairing was destined for a bad ending.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Guglielmo played around a bit with such variables as drag coefficient and presumed altitude.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of presumed
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“Suspicioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspicioned. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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