hazard vs suspect

suspect vs hazard

hazard and suspect both are nouns.

hazard is not an adjective while suspect is an adjective.

hazard and suspect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hazard	Yes	No	Yes	No
suspect	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, suspect is a hyponym of hazard; that is, suspect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hazard:

hazard: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
suspect: imagine to be the case or true or probable

Other hyponyms of hazard include anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise, surmise.

hazard (noun)	suspect (noun)
an obstacle on a golf course	someone who is under suspicion
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

hazard (adjective)	suspect (adjective)
	not as expected

hazard (verb)	suspect (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	imagine to be the case or true or probable
put at risk	hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty

Difference between hazard and suspect

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