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Suspected has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of suspect

"The police arrested the man who was suspected of robbing the bank last night."

In plain English: To suspect something as true is to think it might be real even though you don't have full proof yet.

"The police suspected him of stealing the money from the register."

Adjective
1

believed likely

"a suspected thief"

"a suspected infection"

2

believed to be a cause or at fault.

"The investigation suggests that faulty wiring was suspected as the primary cause of the fire."

In plain English: Suspected means you think something is true but haven't found proof yet.

"The police arrested the man who was suspected of stealing the car yesterday."

Example Sentences
"The police arrested the man who was suspected of stealing the car yesterday." adj
"The police suspected him of stealing the money from the register." verb
"The police suspected him of stealing the car keys." verb
"I suspect you are hiding something from me." verb
"They suspected that the storm would cause power outages." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unsuspected
Rhyming Words
ted sted nted voted muted fated sated cited sited meted noted outed lated usted feted anted acted bited doted bated
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