Dishonest vs Suspicious - What's the difference?
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Not honest.
Interfering with honesty.
(obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
* Alexander Pope
* Sir T. North
(obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
* Dryden
Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
As adjectives the difference between dishonest and suspicious
is that dishonest is not honest while suspicious is arousing suspicion.dishonest
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars
- Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women].
- Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
Antonyms
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*Anagrams
* English words with consonant pseudo-digraphssuspicious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
- I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
- She gave me a suspicious look.