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Because I was suspicious of the traditional Christian church, I tended to tar them all with the same brush. That was a mistake, because there are righteous people working in a whole rainbow of belief systems - from Hasidic Jews to right-wing Bible Belters to charismatic Catholics.
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Meaning of "suspicious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUSPICIOUS

suspicious  [səˈspɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUSPICIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Suspicious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUSPICIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Suspicion

Suspicion may refer to: ▪ Suspicion, a feeling of distrust or perceived guilt for someone or something...

Definition of suspicious in the English dictionary

The first definition of suspicious in the dictionary is exciting or liable to excite suspicion; questionable. Other definition of suspicious is disposed to suspect something wrong. Suspicious is also indicative or expressive of suspicion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUSPICIOUS


ambitious
æmˈbɪʃəs
auspicious
ɔːˈspɪʃəs
bootylicious
ˌbuːtɪˈlɪʃəs
curvaceous
kɜːˈveɪʃəs
delicious
dɪˈlɪʃəs
fictitious
fɪkˈtɪʃəs
gracious
ˈɡreɪʃəs
inauspicious
ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs
malicious
məˈlɪʃəs
Mauritius
məˈrɪʃəs
nutritious
njuːˈtrɪʃəs
oversuspicious
ˌəʊvəsəˈspɪʃəs
propitious
prəˈpɪʃəs
spacious
ˈspeɪʃəs
superstitious
ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
unauspicious
ˌʌnɔːˈspɪʃəs
unpropitious
ˌʌnprəˈpɪʃəs
unsuspicious
ˌʌnsəsˈpɪʃəs
vicious
ˈvɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUSPICIOUS

suspension file
suspension point
suspension points
suspensive
suspensively
suspensiveness
suspensoid
suspensor
suspensorial
suspensories
suspensorium
suspensory
suspercollate
suspicion
suspicionless
suspiciously
suspiciousness
suspiration
suspire
suspirious

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUSPICIOUS

atrocious
audacious
bodacious
conscious
efficacious
ferocious
hellacious
judicious
luscious
officious
pernicious
precious
previous
pugnacious
safety-conscious
self-conscious
specious
subconscious
unconscious
vivacious
voracious

Synonyms and antonyms of suspicious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SUSPICIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «suspicious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of suspicious

Translation of «suspicious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUSPICIOUS

Find out the translation of suspicious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of suspicious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «suspicious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人怀疑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suspicaz
570 millions of speakers

English

suspicious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संदिग्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَشْبُوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подозрительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

suspeitoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সন্দেহজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

suspicieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mencurigakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verdächtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

疑わしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수상한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Curiga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khả nghi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்தேகத்திற்கிடமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संशयास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şüpheli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sospetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podejrzany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підозрілий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suspicios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καχύποπτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verdagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misstänkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mistenksom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of suspicious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUSPICIOUS»

The term «suspicious» is very widely used and occupies the 12.607 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUSPICIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «suspicious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «suspicious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about suspicious

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10 QUOTES WITH «SUSPICIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word suspicious.
1
Ryan Adams
I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people dedicated to their craft, because the world around them inspires them to be lazy. It inspires them to be negative. It inspires them to be snarky.
2
Steve Albini
By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum.
3
Lemon Andersen
I'm a suspicious mulatto, which means I'm too black to be white and too white to be doing it right.
4
Penn Badgley
I couldn't date someone who didn't like dogs. There are exceptions to the rule, but I find that if someone doesn't like animals, I am a little suspicious of them.
5
Mitchell Baker
Money tends to make people suspicious, if there's any money floating around.
6
Tom Baker
Not only don't I know who I am, but I'm very suspicious of people who do know who they are. I am sometimes ten or twelve people a day, and sometimes four or five people an hour!
7
John Bercow
I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To some extent they are suspicious or even despairing of formal politics as a means to give expression and effect to what they want.
8
Peter L. Bergen
I am very suspicious of the notion that somehow bin Laden was a media creation... Bin Laden's actions made him into a big deal. Not the media.
9
Hugo Black
Laws are made to protect the trusting as well as the suspicious.
10
Bono
Because I was suspicious of the traditional Christian church, I tended to tar them all with the same brush. That was a mistake, because there are righteous people working in a whole rainbow of belief systems - from Hasidic Jews to right-wing Bible Belters to charismatic Catholics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUSPICIOUS»

Discover the use of suspicious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to suspicious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Suspicious: Partners - The Art of Deception - Night Moves
PARTNERSHe had wanted her for years, even though Lauren Armand was his professional nemesis.
Nora Roberts, 2005
2
Suspicious
DANGER LURKED IN THE SWAMP'S DARK DEPTHS Big-city lawyer Lorena Fortier's suspicions about her father's death brought her to a small Florida town nestled in the Everglades.
Heather Graham, 2014
3
Suspicious Minds
A dead Elvis impersonator and a rival-turned-wooer are just a couple of Gabby St. Claire's problems in this thrilling sequel to "Hazardous Duty."
Christy Barritt
4
Suspicious Readings of Joyce's "Dubliners"
Because the stories in James Joyce's Dubliners seem to function as models of fiction, they are able to stand in for fiction in general in their ability to make the operation of texts explicit and visible.
Margot Norris, 2011
5
Delicious and Suspicious
Welcome to Aunt Pat's barbecue restaurant, which serves up Memphis fun with a side order of murder.
Riley Adams, 2010
6
Suspicious Gifts: Bribery, Morality, and Professional Ethics
Suspicious Gifts investigates the sensitive issue of gift exchanges and how they become an object of contention.
Malin Akerstrom, 2013
7
Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Threat and ...
It supports the identification, collection, management, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination of all terrorist threats and suspicious incidents up to the secret classification level.
Glenn A. Fine, 2010
8
Suspicious Origin
Now MacDonald delivers her most masterful work to date -- a chilling thriller about a woman who, while investigating her sister's death in a house fire of suspicious origin, uncovers the work of a twisted killer who has taken refuge in an ...
Patricia MacDonald, 2003
9
Field Confirmation Testing for Suspicious Substances
The tests in this book can immediately generate valuable information in the field which can be used to save lives, conserve property, provide environmental protection, and assist law enforcement in apprehending those responsible for ...
Rick Houghton, 2009
10
Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious ...
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication.
Mark A. Randol, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUSPICIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term suspicious is used in the context of the following news items.
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FBI Investigating Suspicious Letters to Many Oregon Sheriffs
Haz-mat teams and federal investigators responded across Oregon on Monday after numerous sheriffs received suspicious mail, some of it delivering an ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
2
Vatican Financial Watchdog Registers 147 Suspicious Transactions …
VATICAN CITY—The Vatican's financial watchdog registered 147 suspicious transactions in 2014, down by more than a quarter from the previous year, ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
3
Pressure cooker in 'suspicious' car near Capitol destroyed
WASHINGTON — A bomb squad safely destroyed a pressure cooker found in a “suspicious” vehicle left unattended Sunday afternoon on the National Mall near ... «New York Post, May 15»
4
Grand Central Terminal gets all clear after suspicious package found
Authorities have given the all clear at Grand Central Terminal after investigating a suspicious package found on the lower level. They closed the area to the ... «WABC-TV, May 15»
5
Four found dead inside CEO's Washington, DC home after 'very …
A "very suspicious" fire at a lavish Washington, D.C. home Thursday led to the discovery of four people dead inside, including a child, authorities said. The tragic ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
6
Anchorage police says death of 4 people at residence suspicious
"Initial indication is that these are suspicious deaths," Anchorage police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro said in an email to The Associated Press. Police were ... «Fox News, May 15»
7
Suspicious packages linked to Asia delivered to Nova Scotia …
Suspicious packages from Asia were delivered to four more Nova Scotia courthouses Tuesday, with police and justice officials confirming there is a connection ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
8
Liberty Island closed after suspicious package found
Two bomb-sniffing dogs sparked a full-scale evacuation at the Statue of Liberty on Friday when they sniffed out a “suspicious package” — but their snouts had ... «New York Post, Apr 15»
9
Suspicious cylinders, bag outside St. Louis City Hall were harmless …
ST. LOUIS • Two suspicious cylinders and a bag left outside St. Louis City Hall on Tuesday morning were deemed harmless, and investigators don't know if they ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
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Driver detained after suspicious car deemed 'explosive threat' at …
At about 11:30 a.m., a driver tried to gain access to Picatinny Arsenal through the post's truck gate when security personnel noticed something suspicious within ... «NJ.com, Apr 15»

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