Bet
Suspect
Suspect verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.
Bet and suspect are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Bet" with "Suspect", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting
How words are described
| good | good bet | good suspect |
| best | best bet | best suspect |
| better | better bet | better suspect |
| right | right bet | right suspect |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, initial, correct, reasonable, single, likely, dangerous, little, famous, early, major, final, next, last, running, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- If they need to break into a suspect's house, you can bet there will be uniformed officers or even a SWAT team to take point.
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Sadly everyone thinks he's fine (they all saw him turn down a big bet to arrest a suspect on camera).
Source: Series / Bones -
The Law of Conservation of Detail: If a detective makes a shallow remark a suspect knows jujitsu or that he was in Alcoholics Anonymous, you can bet that it's somehow relevant to the case.
Source: Series / Law & Order
Cite this Source
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