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suspicious
Synonyms and Antonyms of suspicious
1
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
debatable, disputable, dodgy [chiefly British], doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, fishy, problematic (also problematical), queer, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect
2
inclined to doubt or question claims
paranoid (also paranoidal)
careful, cautious, guarded, gun-shy, leery (also leary), wary, watchful
cynical, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy (or nosey), snoopy
uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unsure
credulous, gullible (also gullable), trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning
3
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
distrustful, doubtful, dubious, hinky [slang], mistrustful, skeptical, trustless, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure
on the fence
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