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Surreptitious vs Suspicious - What's the difference?

surreptitious | suspicious |

As adjectives the difference between surreptitious and suspicious

is that surreptitious is stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden|well hidden, covert (especially movements) while suspicious is arousing suspicion.

surreptitious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Stealth]]y, furtive, [[hidden, well hidden, covert (especially movements).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
  • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}

    Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * surreptitiously

    suspicious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Arousing suspicion.
  • His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
  • Distrustful or tending to suspect.
  • I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
  • Expressing suspicion
  • She gave me a suspicious look.

    Synonyms

    * questionable * doubtful

    Derived terms

    * suspiciously * suspiciousness

    See also

    * odd * strange