Suspected
Suspected adjective - Believed likely.
Under suspicion and suspected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Under suspicion" instead an adjective "Suspected".
Nearby Words: suspect, suspecting
Under suspicion
Suspected and under suspicion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Suspected" instead an adjective phrase "Under suspicion".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He's arrested under suspicion of conspiring with the government's sworn enemy, but it's really suspected that he was arrested to keep him from becoming Congressman.
Source: Fanfic / Alexandra Quick
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