suspicious
- 1Making people think that something is wrong or dishonest.
Like the smell of smoke that makes you think something is burning.
The police stopped to check a suspicious package left at the station.
Her sudden wealth seemed suspicious to the neighbors.
Similarquestionable
Oppositeinnocent, unremarkable, trustworthy
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- 2Not trusting others, and thinking they may be lying or doing wrong.
Like a guard dog that does not trust anyone it does not know.
She was suspicious of his motives from the very start.
Years of being cheated made him suspicious of everyone.
Oppositeunsuspecting
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- 3Showing that you do not trust someone, through your words or face.
Like raising one eyebrow to show you do not believe a word.
She shot him a suspicious glance across the table.
His voice turned suspicious as he asked where the money had gone.
Similardistrustful, mistrustful, wary, skeptical, doubtful
Oppositetrusting, unsuspecting
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Origin
It comes from Old French sospecious, which came from Latin suspiciosus.