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Suspicious vs Undependable - What's the difference?

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Suspicious is a related term of undependable.


As adjectives the difference between suspicious and undependable

is that suspicious is arousing suspicion while undependable is the opposite of dependable.

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

    undependable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • The opposite of dependable
  • Usage notes

    More undependable would often be expressed as less dependable and most undependable would often be least dependable.

    Antonyms

    *dependable

    Synonyms

    *unreliable