suspect
English Thesaurus
1. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | litigant, litigator, |
| definition | : | (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | accused, |
| definition | : | a defendant in a criminal proceeding (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | co-defendant, codefendant, |
| definition | : | a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. someone who is under suspicion (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | murder suspect, |
| definition | : | someone suspected of committing murder (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | rape suspect, |
| definition | : | someone who is suspected of committing rape (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | robbery suspect, |
| definition | : | someone suspected of committing robbery (noun.person) |
3. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | doubt, |
| definition | : | lack confidence in or have doubts about (verb.cognition) |
4. imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | guess, hazard, pretend, venture, |
| definition | : | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation (verb.communication) |
5. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication)
6. not as expected (adj.all)
| similar | : | questionable, |
| definition | : | subject to question (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
7. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person)
| antonym | : | complainant, plaintiff, |
| definition | : | a person who brings an action in a court of law (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | defend, represent, |
| definition | : | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb.social) |
8. someone who is under suspicion (noun.person)
| derivation | : | distrust, mistrust, suspect, |
| definition | : | regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
9. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | someone who is under suspicion (noun.person) |
10. imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)
11. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | defendant, suspect, |
| definition | : | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | someone who is under suspicion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspicion, |
| definition | : | the state of being suspected (noun.state) |
12. not as expected (adj.all)
13. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person)
| antonym | : | complainant, plaintiff, |
| definition | : | a person who brings an action in a court of law (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | defend, represent, |
| definition | : | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb.social) |
14. someone who is under suspicion (noun.person)
| derivation | : | distrust, mistrust, suspect, |
| definition | : | regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication) |
15. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in (verb.cognition)
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | someone who is under suspicion (noun.person) |
16. imagine to be the case or true or probable (verb.communication)
17. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | defendant, suspect, |
| definition | : | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspect, |
| definition | : | someone who is under suspicion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | suspicion, |
| definition | : | the state of being suspected (noun.state) |
18. not as expected (adj.all)
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