Vocabulary
Suspicious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.
Urdu meaning
بدمزہ ناپسندیدہ ناگوار تلخ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Peace becomes suspicious because it interrupts a revenue model built on conflict.
Dawn Editorials —
The Outrage Machine reloaded
— 2026-05-01
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When the government treats all wealth as suspicious, it does not make it disappear but pushesitfurtherintohiding.Another common misunderstanding is that the formal economy and the informal economy are separate.
Dawn Editorials —
Rethinking black money
— 2026-04-22
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Being part of the system should feel like an advantage, not a risk.Pakistan cannot grow if it continues to treat its own savings as suspicious.
Dawn Editorials —
Rethinking black money
— 2026-04-22
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The assaults were denounced by UN experts as `arbitrary arrests and detentions, suspicious deaths in custody, torture ...
Dawn Editorials —
Silencing Muslims
— 2026-03-27
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Tehran has good reason to be suspicious; it has been attacked twice during negotiations with the US.
Dawn Editorials —
Diplomatic off-ramp
— 2026-03-25
Synonyms
doubtful, unsure, dubious, wary, chary, sceptical, distrustful, mistrustful, disbelieving
Antonyms
trustful, trusting
Curator example
“he was suspicious of her motives”
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