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suspect vs guess

guess vs suspect

suspect and guess both are nouns.

suspect is an adjective but guess is not an adjective.

suspect and guess both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suspect Yes Yes Yes No
guess Yes No Yes No
As verbs, guess is a hypernym of suspect; that is, guess is a word with a broader meaning than suspect:
  • suspect: imagine to be the case or true or probable
  • guess: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Other hypernyms of suspect include hazard, pretend, venture.
As verbs, guess is a hypernym of suspect; that is, guess is a word with a broader meaning than suspect:
  • suspect: hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
  • guess: expect, believe, or suppose
Other hypernyms of suspect include imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think.
suspect (noun) guess (noun)
someone who is under suspicion an estimate based on little or no information
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
suspect (adjective) guess (adjective)
not as expected
suspect (verb) guess (verb)
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in expect, believe, or suppose
imagine to be the case or true or probable judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty guess correctly; solve by guessing
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Difference between suspect and guess

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