Reverse Dictionary: SUSPICION

ADJECTIVES
1432 ► SINISTER of opinions, etc.: prejudicial, adverse, unfavourable, darkly suspicious → obs.
1516 ► VEHEMENT of suspicion or likelihood: very strong → arch.
1532 ► JEALOUS suspicious; apprehensive of evil, fearful → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1560 ► SINISTRAL darkly suspicious; very unfavourable → obs.
1601 ► OMBRAGEOUS → UMBRAGEOUS → UMBRAGIOUS of persons: suspicious, jealous; disposed to take offense
1639 ► UMBRATIOUS suspicious; captious; apt to take umbrage; tetchy → obs.
1722 ► OLD cunning, crafty, sly, knowing; suspicious
1808 ► WAFF-LIKE shabby-looking; having a suspicious or disreputable appearance; feeble, of little account → Sc.
1818 ► DUBEROUS dubious, doubtful, uncertain, suspicious → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1828 ► WAFF-LOOKING of a disreputable, suspicious appearance → Sc.
1895 ► ILL-THOUGHTED suspicious. malevolent → Sc.
1903 ► MISDAINFUL suspicious → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► MISDEEMFUL suspicious, inclined to think evil → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► MISDEEMING suspicious, inclined to think evil → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1903 ► MISDEEMOUS suspicious, inclined to think evil → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1948 ► KINKY very odd or unusual; arousing suspicion → Amer. sl.
1956 ► HINKEY → HINKY wary or extremely cautious; feeling suspicion; hence, nervous or jumpy → Amer. sl.
1960 ► QUEER AS A NINE-BOB NOTE unusual, particularly suspicious → sl.
1960 ► QUEER AS A TWO-QUID NOTE unusual, particularly suspicious → sl.
1980 ► QUEER AS A CLOCKWORK ORANGE unusual or suspicious → UK sl.
1984 ► QUEER AS A NINE-BOB WATCH suspicious → UK sl.
1990 ► SKETCHY untrustworthy, suspicious → US students’ sl.
2003 ► SKETCH suspicious, threatening → US sl.

ADVERBS
1628 ► JEALOUSLY suspiciously, distrustfully → obs. exc. Eng. dial.

NOUNS
1380 ► JEALOUSNESS jealousy; suspicion
1385 ► JEALOUSY suspicion; apprehension of evil; mistrust → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1476 ► DEEMING censure; a surmise or suspicion → obs.
1624 ► UMBRAGE a feeling of suspicion or doubt → obs.
1654 ► UMBRAGE a suspicion, hint, inkling, or slight idea of a matter → obs.
1742 ► ALAGUST → ALLAGUST suspicion → Sc. obs.
1823 ► MISDOUBT a doubt; mistrust; suspicion → Sc. & Eng. dial. 
1846 ► NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE an underhand or  concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious → Amer. dial., derogatory
1847 ► NIGGER IN THE FENCE an underhand or  concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious → Amer. dial., derogatory
M19. ► BAWL-OUT anything that creates suspicions in a watcher or listener → UK criminals’ sl.
1869 ► JALOUSINGS suspicions → Sc.
1879 ► INKLE a notion, hint, suspicion, an inkling → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1887 ► THINK-SO a passing thought; a vague suspicion → Eng. dial.
1911 ► BEGRUDGE suspicion → Sc. (Bk.)
1927 ► BACK-THOCHT a reflection, suspicion → Sc.
1933 ► A MOUSE IN THE MEAL something suspicious, something that needs investigating → Amer. dial.
1965 ► DEAD CAT ON THE LINE something causing suspicion, mistrust, or concern; something immoral → Amer. dial.
1967 ► MONKEY IN THE WOODPILE a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious → Amer. dial.
1967 ► NIGGER IN THE BARREL an underhand concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious → Amer. dial., derogatory
1969 ► ETHIOPIAN IN THE FUEL SUPPLY a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious → Amer. dial.
2000 ► DANNY LA RUE a clue; an idea, a suspicion → rhyming sl. for ‘clue’

NOUNS, PERSON
19C.. ► QUEER GILL an untrusting, suspicious person → sl.
E19.. ► QUEER CHUM a suspicious companion → sl.
1824 ► SCODGE a doubtful or suspicious-looking character → Sc.
1824 ► SCODGY a mean, underhand fellow; a suspicious-looking person → Sc.
1825 ► VETCHER a man of a very suspicious appearance → Sc. obs.
1905 ► UGLY BIRD a suspicious character → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1973 ► KNOWN a person who is known to the police; a suspicious character → police sl.

PHRASES
20C.. ► DEAD CAT UP THE BRANCH used to suggest that something is suspicious, something is not as it should be, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker → sl.
20C.. ► DEAD CAT UP THE LINE used when something seems suspicious → African-American sl.
1933 ► THERE’S BLOOD ON THE MOON there’s a menacing or suspicious situation or set of events → Amer. dial.
1936 ► THERE’S A BLOW IN THE BELL there’s something wrong, something suspicious, somewhere → criminals’ sl.
1965 ► THERE’S A DEAD CAT UP THE BRANCH used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something’s fishy → Amer. dial.
1965 ► THERE’S A DEAD DUCK UP THE STREAM used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something’s fishy → Amer. dial.
1965 ► THERE’S A DEAD NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something’s fishy → Amer. dial.
1965 ► THERE’S SOMETHING DEAD UP THE BRANCH used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something’s fishy → Amer. dial.
1965 ► THERE’S SOMETHING DEAD UP THE CREEK used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something’s fishy → Amer. dial.
1965 ► THERE’S SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THAT used to suggest that something is suspicious, someone is attempting to deceive the speaker, something’s fishy → Amer. dial.
1980 ► THERE’S A HAIR IN THE BUTTER an expression of suspicion of some statement or event → Amer. dial.

VERBS
1611 ► SMELL A FOX to be suspicious → obs.
1816 ► JALOUSE to suspect; to be suspicious about → Sc.
1817 ► MISDOUBT to disbelieve, to distrust, to regard with suspicion → Sc. & Eng. dial. 
1825 ► EENIL → EINDLE to be jealous, suspicious of; to defame, to slander → Sc. obs.
1840 ► CUT ONE’S EYE to become suspicious → criminals’ sl.
20C.. ► CHILL to become suspicious or cold toward a plan or person → Amer. sl.
1903 ► MISDEEM to suspect; to be suspicious or illiberal → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1910 ► TAKE THE DAIRY OFF to divert suspicion → sl.