suspicion
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Synonyms & Antonyms for suspicion
Synonyms: Noun
distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, query, reservation, skepticism, uncertainty
Synonyms: Verb
assume, conjecture, daresay, guess, imagine, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise, suspect
Antonyms: Noun
assurance, belief, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, sureness, surety, trust
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Examples of suspicion in a Sentence
Noun
There has long been a suspicion that the painting is a fake. I thought the water might be making us sick, and my suspicions were confirmed by the lab tests. The note aroused her suspicions that he was having an affair. I have a sneaking suspicion that those cookies aren't really homemade. The new policies are regarded by many with suspicion. His story has raised some suspicion. I have my suspicions about his motives.Verb
no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank
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One of those arrested was Thomas Renckley, 31, who was led out of his Jacksonville home in handcuffs Thursday on suspicion of running a drug house. — Robert Gearty, Fox News, "DEA crackdown across Florida nets 300 arrests, heroin, opioid pills and yacht," 1 Sep. 2019 Thomas’ suspension stems from his arrest for speeding and on suspicion of the possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in Allen County, Kansas in January. — oregonlive, "Kansas City and former Oregon Duck De’Anthony Thomas suspended one game by the NFL," 1 Sep. 2019 Wong also is being investigated on suspicion of organizing it. — Washington Post, "Latest: Trump: Trade war makes China cautious in Hong Kong," 30 Aug. 2019 Wong also is being investigated on suspicion of organizing it. — NBC News, "Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, others arrested," 30 Aug. 2019 The man has been identified as Anthony Mahr, 22, of Chico, who was reported missing on Aug. 20 by Brentston Rhodes after Rhodes was arrested on suspicion of burglary. — Jake Hutchison, The Mercury News, "Body found by fisherman identified as missing Northern California man," 30 Aug. 2019 Officers tried to stop the driver of a red Acura Integra on suspicion of running a stop sign and a red light in the area of White Avenue and Arrow Highway about 8:50 p.m., La Verne police Sgt. — Los Angeles Times, "Two drivers killed as police pursuit ends in violent crash in La Verne," 30 Aug. 2019 The tanker — once known as the Grace 1, and renamed the Adrian Darya-1 — had been detained in Gibraltar for weeks on suspicion of violating European Union sanctions by trying to transport oil to Syria. — New York Times, "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Wandering Iranian Oil Tanker," 30 Aug. 2019 Backman, 59, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor criminal mischief and harassment, a violation-level offense like a traffic ticket. — A.j. Perez, USA TODAY, "Former Mets player Wally Backman arrested after alleged domestic incident," 30 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'suspicion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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