Certain and Suspicious

Certain

Certain adjective - Known but not named.

Suspicious is an antonym for certain.

Nearby Words: certainty, certainly

Suspicious

Suspicious adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Usage example: suspicious claims of being the rightful owner of the property

Certain is an antonym for suspicious in topics: doubtful, distrustful.

Nearby Words: suspicion, suspiciously

Both words in one sentence

  • Will the creator avoid certain questions and change certain subjects, in a totally-not-suspicious-at-all fashion?
    Source: Lying Creator
  • Franchise / The Dark Tower Genre Savvy: Literally the case in Book Five, when some of the characters start to get suspicious of how certain situations pop out, a certain number keeps repeating (19), and so forth.
  • Expy: The Arudan bear a suspicious resemblance to certain other evil alien species.
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