Suspect
verb
To think that someone might be guilty of something.
Police suspect him of robbery.
Often appears as...
- suspect somebody of something
- suspect something
adjective
Not to be relied or depended on.
These suspect figures will need to be revised.
Often appears as...
- suspect figures
- suspect results
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Formal
noun
A person who is thought to be guilty of a crime.
The police have identified a suspect in the case.
Often appears as...
- identify a suspect
- arrest a suspect
noun
A thing or fact that arouses suspicion or doubt.
There are several suspects in this puzzle.
Often appears as...
- identify suspects
- discuss suspects
verb
To think that someone might be guilty of something.
Police suspect him of robbery.
Often appears as...
- suspect somebody of something
- suspect something
adjective
Not to be relied or depended on.
These suspect figures will need to be revised.
Often appears as...
- suspect figures
- suspect results
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person who is thought to be guilty of a crime.
The police have identified a suspect in the case.
Often appears as...
- identify a suspect
- arrest a suspect
noun
A thing or fact that arouses suspicion or doubt.
There are several suspects in this puzzle.
Often appears as...
- identify suspects
- discuss suspects
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Pro Tip 1/3Initial Doubt
Use when you just begin to think someone did wrong, before proof.
I suspect he's hiding something from us.
Pro Tip 2/3Flexible Strength
The level of certainty can vary, from a hunch to near certainty.
She suspected the noise was just the wind.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Guilt
It can also imply someone might be involved in any situation, not only criminal.
I suspect he knows more than he's saying.
Pro Tip 1/3Initial Doubt
Use when you just begin to think someone did wrong, before proof.
I suspect he's hiding something from us.
Pro Tip 2/3Flexible Strength
The level of certainty can vary, from a hunch to near certainty.
She suspected the noise was just the wind.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Guilt
It can also imply someone might be involved in any situation, not only criminal.
I suspect he knows more than he's saying.
Pro Tip 1/3Initial Doubt
Use when you just begin to think someone did wrong, before proof.
I suspect he's hiding something from us.
Pro Tip 2/3Flexible Strength
The level of certainty can vary, from a hunch to near certainty.
She suspected the noise was just the wind.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Guilt
It can also imply someone might be involved in any situation, not only criminal.
I suspect he knows more than he's saying.
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Interrogation or Child...
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I've definitely, you know, been with women. And I've had great relationships with them where I was definitely in love. It's just I grew to a point where deep inside I knew that I could never truly have a relationship with a woman. I don't know if they ever suspected. It was never brought up.
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Zadie Smith
British Novelist
All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it.
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.
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Tarana Burke
American Activist
Foundations have to think outside the box and maybe expand past the usual suspects that get all of the funding and start thinking about how to reach into communities and support community healing on a more local level.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you - you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
American Writer
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British Comedian
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British Politician
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom.
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Lance Bass
American Musician
I've definitely, you know, been with women. And I've had great relationships with them where I was definitely in love. It's just I grew to a point where deep inside I knew that I could never truly have a relationship with a woman. I don't know if they ever suspected. It was never brought up.
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Zadie Smith
British Novelist
All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it.
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.
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Tarana Burke
American Activist
Foundations have to think outside the box and maybe expand past the usual suspects that get all of the funding and start thinking about how to reach into communities and support community healing on a more local level.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Russian Author
Blow the dust off the clock. Your watches are behind the times. Throw open the heavy curtains which are so dear to you - you do not even suspect that the day has already dawned outside.
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Paolo Bacigalupi
American Writer
I suspect that young adults crave stories of broken futures because they themselves are uneasily aware that their world is falling apart.
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Romesh Ranganathan
British Comedian
When my wife and I promised the rest of our lives to each other, I doubt either of us suspected that life would involve quite so much TV.
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Michael Gove
British Politician
In this fallen world, I suspect we will never achieve perfection. But that won't stop me trying.
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Robert A. Heinlein
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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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Terry Pratchett
English Author
Knowing that you are going to die is, I suspect, the beginning of wisdom.
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