suspect vs hazard

hazard vs suspect

suspect and hazard both are nouns.

suspect is an adjective but hazard is not an adjective.

suspect and hazard both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hazard is a hypernym of suspect; that is, hazard is a word with a broader meaning than suspect:

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

Other hypernyms of suspect include guess, pretend, venture.

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

suspect (adjective)	hazard (adjective)
not as expected

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

Difference between suspect and hazard

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