Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

suspected

verb (past tense of suspect)
/səˈspɛktɪd/
Definition
thought to be possible or likely
Examples
  • The police arrested the man who was suspected of theft.
  • She suspected him of lying about his whereabouts.
  • Many suspected that the storm would hit the coast by evening.
Meaning
believed to be true or imminent based on evidence or intuition, but not confirmed.
Synonyms
  • believed
  • assumed
  • doubted
  • inferred
  • conjectured