suspicious

adjective/səˈspɪʃəs/

Frequency rank: #3,761 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Making you feel that something is wrong; causing distrust.

Illustration for the English word “suspicious”

Example sentence

The stranger's behavior was suspicious, making everyone uneasy.

Synonyms & related words

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