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suspect sb of (doing/being) sth (NOT as): ‘The police suspect her of receiving stolen goods.’ Their
father is suspected of being connected with the local mafia.’
suspicious
Before I actually started to use one, I was suspicious about the value of computers.
Before I actually started to use one, I was sceptical about the value of computers.
suspicious = thinking that someone may be guilty of doing something wrong: ‘I started to get
suspicious when he refused to tell me where he had been.’
sceptical
/ˈskeptɪkəl/
= tending not to believe what people say about something: ‘Many doctors
remain highly sceptical about the value of alternative medicine.’
sympathetic
He’s a selfish, greedy little man and not at all sympathetic.
He’s a selfish, greedy little man and not at all likeable.
Sympathetic = feeling or showing sympathy : ‘He expected people to be sympathetic because he
was an orphan.’
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