Synonyms of suspicions

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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

Any signs of enthusiasm for the meal created suspicions of cook-napping. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

By the mid-1980s, Diana was sure that Charles and Camilla had rekindled their romantic affair, ultimately confronting Camilla about her suspicions at a party in 1989. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 July 2026

But the series is careful to cast suspicions in a multitude of directions, not merely at Michael but at several people in Sarah’s orbit who only reveal themselves when backed into corners. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026

The cyclosporiasis outbreak seemed to confirm Americans’ suspicions about our food-safety system and the people in charge of it. — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Sometimes they’re manipulated into ignoring or suppressing their suspicions. — Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Jude Bellingham scored a controversial first-half equaliser, with suspicions over the ball hitting the Skycam wire in the build-up. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 15 July 2026

The behavior of the team’s star players during the series—an errant throw here, a hit batter there—raised suspicions immediately. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Ledbetter also said there weren’t, currently, indications of foul play — even as Wells family shared their own suspicions at Friday’s news conference. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026