Suspect
Suspect verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.
Usage example: we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13
Think is a synonym for suspect in guess topic. In some cases you can use "Think" instead a verb "Suspect", when it comes to topics like distrust, have a suspicion.
Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old suspect | old think |
| good | good suspect | good think |
| best | best suspect | best think |
| direct | direct suspect | direct think |
| Other adjectives: original, many, single, obvious, actual, wrong, little, new, former, last, teenage, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Lost Boys: You'd think that Lucy would suspect something's up with her son Mike after he becomes a vampire, but instead, she's too busy blaming his brother Sam for a few mishaps that occur.
Source: Idiot Plot / Live-Action Film - Jane will often tell a suspect something like "Don't think about where you put the gun" and then watch where the suspect's eyes go, which tells him where the gun is.
Source: Thought Aversion Failure - Unique in that the audience at each performance gets to vote for whom they think the murderer is, so each suspect has to be ready with his confession number that he may not get to sing.
Source: Posthumous Collaboration
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