suspected 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of suspectednext
as in alleged

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suspected

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verb

past tense of suspect
1
as in guessed
to form an opinion from little or no evidence we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13

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2
as in doubted
to have no trust or confidence in I suspected him from the moment he said he was an old friend of my sister's, since I probably would have heard about him

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspected
  1. alleged
  2. guessed
  3. doubted
  4. assumed
  5. questioned
  6. presumed
  7. supposed
  8. thought
Adjective
  • According to Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes, the alleged shooter Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name Samantha, was a student at Abundant Life Christian School—where the incident took place.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In an interview with the New York Times, Peak Design CEO Peter Dering said multiple people alerted him via text that the alleged shooter depicted in surveillance images released by police appeared to be wearing one of his company's backpacks.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of alleged
Verb
  • Bleacher Report guessed Soto’s deal would be 13 years, $569 million, which would give him a $183 million payoff.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This cryptographic procedure makes passkeys more secure than passwords because the private key cannot be intercepted, guessed or stolen.
    Mark Vena, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of guessed
Verb
  • A lot of people doubted me from the beginning.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • When the firm launched in 2014, many doubted that businesses focused on societal or environmental impact could scale and generate substantial profits.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of doubted
Verb
  • Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Federal judge blocks Kroger merger with Albertsons Who is on the hook for a mortgage that has been assumed by a home buyer?
    Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some students on the campus questioned the university policy.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of questioned
Verb
  • When subsequent researchers, over decades, did not make similar findings, it was presumed Koeltz got it wrong.
    Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • It is presumed most infected dairy workers were exposed to H5N1 via milk spray in the eye or in the nose, not as a result of drinking it.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of presumed
Verb
  • But lastly and most importantly, there’s a fourth channel where news is sourced, where the reporter secures information that they’re not supposed to get.
    Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • They are also supposed to set baseline rules that safeguard the integrity of the sport.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of supposed
Verb
  • Our team thought this was worth a deeper look.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • De Sole, who’d been a member of Gap’s board until 2017, thought Posen would be a great fit.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of thought
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