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

But the political context of the latest war of words has only deepened the suspicions of some of Netanyahu’s critics. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

When John finally reunites with Hal (who charges the ring against the lantern while quickly muttering his oath), the frustrated protégé immediately confronts his teacher with all the suspicions he was meant to keep secret. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

And that refusal has given rise to suspicions that the network is part of a media campaign to bolster the Iranian government’s opposition. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Still, the response — or lack thereof — prompted suspicions among Republican lawmakers in Washington. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

The theft of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina from a Sicilian museum has prompted suspicions of mafia involvement, given the startling speed and ease of the high-stakes crime, Italian authorities said on Monday. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Writer-director Steven Conrad employs a fair bit of misdirection, pointing our suspicions first to Clark and then to Carol. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Reporting then revealed a historic spike in the sales of physical books printed before 2022, and booksellers began voicing their suspicions that AI companies were secretly their big buyers. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

In recent months, at least two major publishing houses have withdrawn books over suspicions of AI use. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026