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 note is there when Sugar gets back, placating his suspicions (for now) and deflating his ego. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 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

In a recent interview with Don Lemon, Crump said that officials have yet to inform the family about any suspicions of foul play. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2026

Northwestern University computer scientists put those suspicions to the test. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

The small black object protruding underneath the door kept showing up and the woman told her mother about her suspicions. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

At least 60 Israelis have been indicted on charges of spying for Iran, but this appears to be the first time an American has been detained in Israel on similar suspicions. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

The suspect was arrested in a joint operation by the Israel Police and Shin Bet Security Agency after suspicions were raised by international security officials, according to Ynetnews. — Sophia Mandt, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

She was arrested after raising suspicions during a baggage screening, the Australian Federal Police said in a statement on its website. — ABC News, 29 June 2026