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1
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
- suspicious claims of being the rightful owner of the property
Synonyms for suspicious
- debatable,
- disputable,
- dodgy
- [chiefly British],
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- dubitable,
- equivocal,
- fishy,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- queer,
- questionable,
- shady,
- shaky,
- suspect
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2
inclined to doubt or question claims
- suspicious of any menu dish having a name she can't pronounce
Synonyms for suspicious
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- paranoid
- (also paranoidal)
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Antonyms for suspicious
- credulous,
- gullible
- (also gullable),
- trustful,
- trusting,
- uncritical,
- unquestioning
3
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
- you should be very suspicious of those telephone calls from people telling you that you're the winner of a contest you never entered
Synonyms for suspicious
- distrustful,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- hinky
- [slang],
- mistrustful,
- skeptical,
- trustless,
- uncertain,
- unconvinced,
- undecided,
- unsettled,
- unsure
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“Suspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspicious. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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