Synonyms of suspected

suspected 1 of 2

adjective

as in alleged

Related Words

• alleged
• guessed
• presumed
• assumed
• surmised
• conjectured
• justifiable
• excusable
• vindicable
• warrantable
• defensible
• demonstrable
• well-founded
• certifiable
• verifiable
• documentable
• provable
• empirical
• checkable
• confirmable
• sustainable
• supportable

Dissimilar Words

• unsustainable
• unverifiable
• unprovable
• unsupportable
• insupportable
• debatable
• indemonstrable
• disputable
• refutable
• disprovable

suspected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of suspect

1

as in guessed

to form an opinion from little or no evidence

we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guessed
• assumed
• presumed
• supposed
• thought
• speculated
• surmised
• imagined
• believed
• suspicioned
• conjectured
• inferred
• deduced
• daresaid
• concluded
• expected
• hypothesized
• theorized
• gathered
• conceived
• reckoned
• judged
• hypothecated
• took

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• established
• proved
• demonstrated
• documented
• determined
• learned
• ascertained
• validated
• substantiated
• found out

2

as in doubted

to have no trust or confidence in

I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubted
• questioned
• distrusted
• mistrusted
• misdoubted
• disbelieved
• discounted
• discredited
• negated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trusted
• relied (on or upon)
• counted (on or upon)
• depended (on or upon)
• banked (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suspected

Adjective

Meanwhile, the surveillance system creates an evidence trail that her office can use to prosecute suspected criminals. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

The explosion targeting Ranucci occurred on the eighth anniversary of the car bomb slaying of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who wrote extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

In Thembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg, rioters reportedly threw stones at police and suspected migrants, with witnesses saying sporadic gunfire was heard. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

During the voyage, according to the DOJ, crew members discovered numerous packages hidden inside the ship’s garbage room that contained suspected narcotics. — City News Service, Daily News, 23 May 2026

The case has become one of the most emblematic examples cited by rights organizations accusing Venezuela’s security apparatus of using arbitrary detention, incommunicado imprisonment and forced disappearances against dissidents and suspected opponents. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026

Six cases have been confirmed as Andes strain hantavirus infections, while two remain suspected cases. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 May 2026

The scheme is designed to identify suspected criminals, combat identity fraud, and to police the EU's limit on 90-day stays within a 180-day period, according to the European Commission. — Emma Clarke, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

Organizers had been unable to renew their contract, and Stern suspected something was happening behind the scenes. — Dick Slaughter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Kalani says her 51-person team manually reviews user accounts suspected of problem gambling. — ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026

The French co-production follows two evangelical parents who are suspected of child abuse and become the subject of an investigation. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

The limited series is focused on influential German-British painter and visual artist Walter Sickert, suspected by some historical theorists as being the Victorian serial killer. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

The ongoing investigation into the killing of 4-year-old Caleb Flax has led to 17 more charges for a teen suspected of playing key roles in the drive-by shooting, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

The statement did not reveal who the two men were suspected of spying for. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Hospitalized on September 29, doctors initially suspected a severe case of COVID-19 and placed her in an isolated respiratory ward. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

For products other than plastic food containers, companies would have had to provide records to the attorney general upon request if a violation was suspected. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026