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Suspicious vs Doubting - What's the difference?

suspicious | doubting |

As an adjective suspicious

is arousing suspicion.

As a verb doubting is

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As a noun doubting is

a condition of doubt.

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

    Related terms

    * suspect * suspicion * unsuspecting

    See also

    * odd * strange

    doubting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A condition of doubt.
  • * 1811 , Walter Marshall, The Gospel-mystery of Sanctification Opened (page 156)
    • A believer may be sometimes so overwhelmed with doubtings , that he may not be able to perceive an assurance in himself.