suspected
/səˈspɛktɪd/
adjective
- Believed to be guilty of something, or believed to be true or real without proof.
- The suspected thief was questioned by the police.
- The company fired several suspected spies from its research lab.
- She reported a suspected case of food poisoning to the health department.
verb
- Past tense and past participle of suspect: to think that something is likely true, especially something bad, or to think that someone is guilty.
- She suspected her phone was being tapped.
- The detective suspected the butler of the crime.
- We suspected that the storm would delay our flight.