suspect
verb (used with object)
to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof.
suspected
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past participleof suspect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof suspect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
suspectverb (used with object)to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof.
Example Sentences
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One victim in Missouri reportedly lost more than $16 million, while millions of dollars in suspected scam proceeds were allegedly laundered through cryptocurrency.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
She also went to the ER for dizziness and a suspected transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke, which she said doctors didn’t believe to be connected to the retatrutide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Scientists suspected that this pathway might help the immune system naturally transition from an active inflammatory state toward recovery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Officers arrested a man Saturday morning suspected of starting several small grass fires around a freeway transition road in Sherman Oaks, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Skeptics suspected the remains were from a dead horse or calf.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
