Clues for the word "SUSPECT"

We've had 36 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 53 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on March 29, 2026.

Definition of suspect

a. - Suspicious; inspiring distrust.
a. - Suspected; distrusted.
a. - Suspicion.
a. - One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime.
v. t. - To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.
v. t. - To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
v. t. - To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story.
v. t. - To look up to; to respect.
v. i. - To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.