look suspect
Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words
To appear untrustworthy or potentially false.
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- The alibi provided by the witness began to look suspect after further investigation.
- His sudden change of behavior made his intentions look suspect to his colleagues.
- The unusual financial transactions made the entire deal look suspect to the auditors.
- The way he avoided direct questions made his story look suspect.
- The unmarked van parked for hours on the quiet street started to look suspect to the residents.
- The inconsistencies in his statement made his account of the events look suspect.
- When the price of the stock dropped dramatically overnight, the whole situation began to look suspect.
- The official explanation for the accident started to look suspect as more details emerged.
- The anonymous tip, while intriguing, was too vague to look anything more than suspect.
- Any deal that seems too good to be true often looks suspect.