· someone who is under suspicion

Hypernym(s): person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul

· a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

Synonym(s): defendant

Hypernym(s): litigant, litigator

· imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"

Synonym(s): surmise

Hypernym(s): guess, venture, pretend, hazard

· regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

Synonym(s): distrust, mistrust

Hypernym(s): disbelieve, discredit

· hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

Hypernym(s): think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess

· not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"

Synonym(s): fishy, funny, shady, suspicious