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

The episode reinforced suspicions within Machado’s camp that someone outside the group had obtained information about the operation. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Lingering suspicions that iron compounds were the mysterious absorber were confirmed when researchers found that iron sulfate matched the haze’s properties. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

His efforts, however, encountered their greatest obstacle after World War II due to the suspicions aroused by Philip’s family’s uncomfortable ties to the Nazis. — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

There is no proof that Bündchen worked with Anderson, but Brady has his suspicions. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026

Other actions have triggered further suspicions, including that, like CBS News, changes would be afoot for CNN, including appointing Weiss to oversee that network as well. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

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

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