Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for suspect

Two senses of suspect live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

regard as untrustworthy

I suspect her true motives.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

distrust

Same sentence, swapped: I distrust her true motives.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for suspect as it is used in the sentence above.

surmise
trust
consider

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

imagine to be the case or true or probable

I suspect he is a fugitive.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

surmise

Same sentence, swapped: I surmise he is a fugitive.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for suspect as it is used in the sentence above.

distrust
promise
challenge

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