Synonyms of suspicions

suspicions 1 of 2

noun

plural of suspicion

1

as in doubts

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something

all his promises were received with well-deserved suspicion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubts
• concerns
• skepticism
• uncertainties
• distrust
• mistrust
• misgivings
• anxieties
• reservations
• queries
• misdoubts
• dubitations
• paranoias
• dubieties
• incertitudes
• disbeliefs
• qualms
• incredulities
• compunctions
• tremors
• scruples
• niggles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beliefs
• convictions
• assurances
• confidences
• trusts
• certainties
• sureties
• certitudes
• faiths
• credences

2

as in hints

a very small amount

new parents who were alarmed by just a suspicion of a rash on their baby's chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hints
• glimmers
• sprinklings
• specks
• splashes
• little
• touches
• bits
• traces
• sparks
• scruples
• shadows
• licks
• particles
• smacks
• strains
• smells
• rays
• drams
• shades
• flecks
• ounces
• streaks
• dabs
• shreds
• nips
• soupçons
• bites
• peanuts
• crumbs
• spatters
• slivers
• handfuls
• mites
• spots
• driblets
• aces
• scintillas
• smidgens
• pinches
• drops
• dashes
• parts
• snaps
• tastes
• drops in the bucket
• vestiges
• skoshes
• grains
• molecules
• doses
• dots
• semblances
• portions
• syllables
• atoms
• fragments
• sections
• patches
• minima
• minims
• granules
• scraps
• hoots
• nibbles
• whits
• iotas
• jots
• motes
• smatterings
• modicums
• morsels
• shivers
• flyspecks
• nubbins
• splinters
• chips
• flakes
• shards
• smatters
• scatterings
• clippings
• tittles
• tatters
• shavings
• parings
• smithereens
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quantities
• masses
• piles
• loads
• mountains
• bushels
• lots
• deals
• heaps
• stacks
• barrels
• messes
• reams
• bundles
• abundances
• rafts
• buckets
• volumes
• scads
• pecks
• gobs
• wealths
• oodles
• boatloads
• excesses
• lashings
• wads
• fistfuls
• much
• embarrassments
• surpluses
• profusions
• potfuls
• plenties
• passels
• overflows
• overages
• overmuch
• slabs
• superfluities
• lumps
• bonanzas
• chunks
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• overabundances
• hunks
• superabundances
• overkills

suspicions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of suspicion, chiefly dialect

as in guesses

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guesses
• assumes
• suspects
• supposes
• surmises
• conjectures
• thinks
• presumes
• speculates
• imagines
• believes
• daresays
• infers
• deduces
• concludes
• expects
• hypothesizes
• theorizes
• gathers
• judges
• hypothecates
• reckons
• conceives
• takes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proves
• demonstrates
• documents
• establishes
• validates
• determines
• substantiates
• learns
• finds out
• ascertains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suspicions

Noun

Levi’s suspicions began in April, 2021, when an unusual news alert appeared on his phone. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

While several pieces of circumstantial evidence have long fueled suspicions of Borden’s guilt, other aspects of the case helped persuade a jury to acquit her. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Among townspeople interviewed by The Bee in August, suspicions over the poisonings centered on the idea that a homeowner, and probably a wealthy one, was trying to improve their vista at the expense of both the trees and beach goers. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The archival data that confirmed these suspicions and this planet came from observations using Keck's coronagraph. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The risk is that Trump fuels suspicions that swirled on Wall Street this summer that Warsh may not be truly independent. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026

Dmitriy Mazurov plays successful company director Gleb, whose seemingly perfect life starts to unravel, not due to the conflict however, but rather his suspicions that his wife (Iris Lebedeva) is having an affair. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Beijing assisted with a major upgrade of the base, and the United States has voiced its suspicions that China was granted special but secret privileges there. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

On Wednesday, Koval released a statement on her official Instagram page, confirming suspicions that her choice to walk away from the Tigers stemmed from Mulkey acquiring 17-year-old Russian center Anna Minaeva. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026