Dread and Suspect

Dread

Dread verb - Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.

Suspect and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suspect" instead a verb "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Suspect

Suspect verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

Dread and suspect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a verb "Suspect".

Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting

How words are described

old old dread old suspect
particular particular dread particular suspect
initial initial dread initial suspect
true true dread true suspect
Other adjectives: obvious, real, former.

Common collocations

idea dread idea suspect idea
someone dread someone suspect someone
time dread time suspect time
way dread way suspect way
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