Meaning

3 senses
  1. Arousing suspicion.

    His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.

    verdächtig

    подозри́тельныйpodozrítelʹnyj, сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj

    підозрі́лийpidozrílyj

  2. Distrustful or tending to suspect.

    We know he has a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.

    misstrauisch, argwöhnisch

    подозри́тельныйpodozrítelʹnyj

    підозрі́ливийpidozrílyvyj

    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

  3. Expressing suspicion

    She gave me a suspicious look.

    misstrauisch, argwöhnisch

    подозри́тельныйpodozrítelʹnyj

    підозрі́ливийpidozrílyvyj

Examples

617 sentences
  1. I know why Tom is suspicious.

    Я знаю, чому Том підозрілий.

    ruЯ знаю, почему Том подозрительный.

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  2. I suspect that Tom is suspicious.

    Я підозрюю, що Том має підозри.

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  3. I think that Tom is suspicious.

    Я думаю, що Том підозрілий.

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  4. Tom said that Mary isn't suspicious.

    Том сказав, що Мері не підозріла.

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  5. Wouldn't it be suspicious if Tom did that?

    Хіба це не було б підозрілим, якби Том це зробив?

    ruРазве это не было бы подозрительно, если бы Том это сделал?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
arousing suspicion:
distrustful:
Русский
By meaning 1
arousing suspicion:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
arousing suspicion:
distrustful:

Origin

From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.

From Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus.

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Forms

more suspicious, most suspicious
Comparativemore suspicious Lesson
Superlativemost suspicious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • would be suspicious
  • will be suspicious
  • be very suspicious
  • notice anything suspicious
  • saw something suspicious
  • anything suspicious
  • see anything suspicious
  • still suspicious
  • is still suspicious
  • to be suspicious
  • get suspicious
  • been suspicious but

See also

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