Definition
suspicious: distrustful, skeptical, apprehensive, doubtful; strange, dubious, questionable
He looks suspicious. I think he is guilty of something, but I'm not sure what!
I find it suspicious that you don't make eye contact with me. If you were innocent, you would look me in the eye.
to be suspicious (of, that): to suspect (that something has happened); to be dubious of, skeptical about (someone)
I'm suspicious of his intentions. He says he wants to be a police officer to fight crime, but he has connections to the mafia.
We are suspicious that the judge has taken a bribe: his verdict seems very strange.
- "Their partnership came to an unfortunate end however when Xavier died in a suspicious explosion in the early 1980s."
- "That sounds suspicious."
- "I first started getting suspicious in the helicopter."
- "Steve : That sounds suspicious, I think you've received a phishing email."
- "The press is already suspicious of our methods."
- "- Don't be stupid enough to respond in any way to unsolicited or suspicious mail claiming to be from a bank."
- "Their partnership ended when Xavier died in a suspicious explosion in the early 1980s."
- "He is notoriously suspicious of everything, and certainly cannot be trusted."
- "A quick-thinking pedestrian, who happened to pass by just as the suspicious youths entered the bank, helped police solve the crime in record time."
Still unsure of the best way to use 'Suspicious'? Improve your English thanks to our online English lessons. We offer a free test as well as a free level assessment!
What our users say:
Test your English with Gymglish today and get a free level assessment
Absolutely free - no strings attached.
