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Adjective: suspected  su'spektud
  1. Believed likely
    "a suspected thief"; "a suspected infection"
Verb: suspect  su'spekt
  1. Imagine to be the case or true or probable
    "I suspect he is a fugitive"
    - surmise
     
  2. Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
    - distrust, mistrust
     
  3. Hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
    "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

See also: suspicion

Type of: disbelieve, discredit, guess, hazard, imagine, opine, pretend, reckon, suppose, think, venture

Antonym: unsuspected

Encyclopedia: Suspect