Auspicious vs. Suspicious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Auspicious and Suspicious
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Auspicious
Conducive to success; favourable
It was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election
Suspicious
Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
He was suspicious of her motives
She gave him a suspicious look
Auspicious
Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious
An auspicious time to ask for a raise.
Suspicious
Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable
Suspicious behavior.
Auspicious
Of good omen; indicating future success.
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Suspicious
Tending to suspect; distrustful
A suspicious nature.
Auspicious
Conducive to success.
This is an auspicious day.
Suspicious
Expressing suspicion
A suspicious look.
Auspicious
Marked by success; prosperous.
Suspicious
Arousing suspicion.
His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police.
Auspicious
Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning.
Auspicious union of order and freedom.
Suspicious
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes.
Auspicious
Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years.
Suspicious
Expressing suspicion
She gave me a suspicious look.
Auspicious
Favoring; favorable; propitious; - applied to persons or things.
Suspicious
Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.
Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no man can love the person he suspects.
Many mischievous insects are daily at work to make men of merit suspicious of each other.
Auspicious
Attended by favorable circumstances;
An auspicious beginning for the campaign
Suspicious
Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear.
We have a suspicious, fearful, constrained countenance.
Auspicious
Tending to favor or bring good luck;
Miracles are auspicious accidents
Encouraging omens
A favorable time to ask for a raise
Lucky stars
A prosperous moment to make a decision
Suspicious
Liable to suspicion; adapted to raise suspicion; giving reason to imagine ill; questionable; as, an author of suspicious innovations; suspicious circumstances.
I spy a black, suspicious, threatening could.
Suspicious
Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Suspicious
Not as expected;
There was something fishy about the accident
Up to some funny business
Some definitely queer goings-on
A shady deal
Her motives were suspect
Suspicious behavior
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