suspicious

How many syllables in suspicious?

  3 syllables

Divide suspicious into syllables:   sus-pi-cious
Stressed syllable in suspicious:   sus-pi-cious
How to pronounce suspicious:   suh-spish-us
How to say suspicious:

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Synonyms for suspicious


2 syllables
  • careful
  • doubtful
  • fishy
  • shifty
  • chary
  • doubting
  • shady
  • suspect
3 syllables
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