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Suspicious vs Untrustworthy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between suspicious and untrustworthy

is that suspicious is arousing suspicion while untrustworthy is not deserving of trust; unreliable.

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

    untrustworthy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not]] [[deserve, deserving of trust; unreliable.
  • Synonyms

    * inaccurate, insincere, unreliable

    Antonyms

    * true, accurate, sincere, faithful, reliable.