suspected

USsuh-SPEK-tid/səsˈpɛktɪd/

2 meanings of suspected

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of suspect. Use this form for something you thought was true in the past.
The police suspected him from the very start.
She had suspected the truth for weeks before anyone said it.
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2
adjective
Thought to be the cause of a problem, but not proven yet.
The suspected cause of the power outage was a damaged cable.
Officials closed the building after a suspected gas leak.
Similarpresumed, possible, probable, alleged, supposed
Oppositeconfirmed, proven
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suspected is a form of suspect

suspect, verb: To think something is true even though you have no proof yet. Full entry

Forms: suspectsuspects he/she/itsuspecting -ing formsuspected past tense, past participle
Spelling: suspect → suspected: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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