Suspect vs. Suspicious

Suspectverb

(transitive) To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

Suspectverb

(transitive) To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

Suspectverb

(transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.

Suspectverb

(intransitive) To have suspicion.

Suspectverb

To look up to; to respect.

Suspectnoun

A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

Suspectadjective

Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

Suspectadjective

(nonstandard) Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

Suspectadjective

Suspicious; inspiring distrust.

Suspectadjective

Suspected; distrusted.

Suspectnoun

Suspicion.

Suspectnoun

One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; - formerly applied to persons and things; now, only to persons suspected of crime.

Suspectverb

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.

Suspectverb

To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.

Suspectverb

To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story.

Suspectverb

To look up to; to respect.

Suspectverb

To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.

Suspectnoun

someone who is under suspicion

Suspectnoun

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

Suspectverb

imagine to be the case or true or probable;

Suspectverb

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

Suspectverb

hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty;

Suspectadjective

not as expected;

Suspect

In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often use the word suspect as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp in dated US slang).

Suspiciousadjective

(passive sense) Arousing suspicion.

Suspiciousadjective

(active sense) Distrustful or tending to suspect.

Suspiciousadjective

Expressing suspicion

Suspiciousadjective

Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.

Suspiciousadjective

Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear.

Suspiciousadjective

Liable to suspicion; adapted to raise suspicion; giving reason to imagine ill; questionable; as, an author of suspicious innovations; suspicious circumstances.

Suspiciousadjective

openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Suspiciousadjective

not as expected;

Suspiciousadjective

having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something

Suspiciousadjective

causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous

Suspiciousadjective

having the belief or impression that someone is involved in an illegal or dishonest activity