Observant vs Suspicious - What's the difference?
observant | suspicious |
Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
* Sir K. Digby
Arousing suspicion.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Expressing suspicion
As a noun observant
is a member of a franciscan order that strictly observes the rules of st francis.As an adjective suspicious is
arousing suspicion.observant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date.
- I was normally observant of the local parking restrictions.
- We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle.
Antonyms
* introspective * nonobservant * unobservantAnagrams
* ----suspicious
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.