suspicious
adjective
sus·pi·cious
sə-ˈspi-shəs 
1
: tending to arouse suspicion : questionable
suspicious characters
2
: disposed to suspect : distrustful
suspicious of strangers
3
: expressing or indicative of suspicion
a suspicious glance
suspiciously
adverb
suspiciousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of suspicious in a Sentence
We were instructed to report any suspicious activity in the neighborhood.
The suspicious vehicle was reported to police.
Suspicious characters were seen hanging around the bank.
He found a suspicious lump on his back and was afraid it might be cancer.
Officials are suspicious about her death.
His manner made me suspicious.
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Graceland’s current owner, Lisa Marie’s daughter Riley Keough, immediately took legal action, and a Tennessee court halted the suspicious sale.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Among the emergencies that unfold every day across the city’s 502 square miles, this one was relatively small potatoes: a suspicious package, a hazmat team and an all-clear likely to be declared any minute.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
In its statement, Friske’s campaign cast the arrest as suspicious due to the forthcoming release of absentee ballots for Michigan’s Aug. 6 primary.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The crooks initially impersonate one company, such as Amazon or Microsoft, and claim that there's an issue, suspicious charges on your Amazon account, a virus on your computer, or an account breach, according to an FTC warning.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
Among the emergencies that unfold every day across the city’s 502 square miles, this one was relatively small potatoes: a suspicious package, a hazmat team and an all-clear likely to be declared any minute.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
In its statement, Friske’s campaign cast the arrest as suspicious due to the forthcoming release of absentee ballots for Michigan’s Aug. 6 primary.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The crooks initially impersonate one company, such as Amazon or Microsoft, and claim that there's an issue, suspicious charges on your Amazon account, a virus on your computer, or an account breach, according to an FTC warning.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
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“Suspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suspicious. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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suspicious
adjective
sus·pi·cious
sə-ˈspish-əs
1
: likely to arouse suspicion : questionable
suspicious behavior
2
: likely to suspect or distrust
suspicious of strangers
3
: showing suspicion
a suspicious glance
suspiciously
adverb
suspiciousness
noun
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