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[4] canvass, poll, solicit—more at CANVASS

2survey noun, plural surveys : the act or an instance of surveying; also : something that is surveyed

Synonyms

audit, check, checkup, examination, inspection, review, scan, scrutiny—more at INSPECTION

sur·vive verb sur·vived; sur·viv·ing 1 : to remain alive or existent

2 : to continue to exist or live after

3 : to continue to function or prosper

— sur·viv·al noun

— sur·vi·vor noun

Synonyms

[2] ride; also outlast, outlive; abide, continue, endure, hang on, last, lead, persist; be, breathe, exist, live, subsist; flourish, prosper, thrive

[3] hold, hold out, keep up, last, prevail—more at HOLD OUT

sus·cep·ti·bil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being susceptible; especially : lack of ability to resist some extraneous agent (as a pathogen or drug)

sus·cep·ti·ble adjective 1 : of such a nature as to permit

2 : having little resistance to a stimulus or agency <~ to colds>

3 : capable of being easily influenced

Synonyms

[2] exposed, liable, open, sensitive, subject, vulnerable—more at LIABLE

[3] easy, gullible, naive—more at EASY

su·shi noun [ORIGIN: Jp]

: cold rice formed into various shapes and garnished esp. with bits of raw fish or seafood

1suspect adjective : regarded with suspicion; also : QUESTIONABLE

Synonyms

debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fishy, problematic, questionable, shady, shaky, suspicious—more at DOUBTFUL

2suspect noun : one who is suspected (as of a crime)

3suspect verb 1 : to have doubts of : MISTRUST

2 : to imagine to be guilty without proof

3 : to imagine to exist or be true, likely, or probable : SURMISE

Synonyms

[1] distrust, doubt, mistrust, question—more at DISTRUST

[3] assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, surmise—more at GUESS

sus·pend verb 1 : to bar temporarily from a privilege, office, or function

2 : to stop temporarily : make inactive for a time

3 : to withhold (judgment) for a time

4 : to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; especially : to hang so as to be free except at one point

5 : to keep from falling or sinking by some invisible support

Synonyms

dangle, hang, sling, swing—more at HANG

sus·pend·er noun : one of two supporting straps which pass over the shoulders and to which the pants are fastened

sus·pense noun 1 : the state of being suspended : SUSPENSION

2 : mental uncertainty : ANXIETY

3 : excitement as to an outcome

— sus·pense·ful adjective

sus·pen·sion noun 1 : the act of suspending : the state or period of being suspended

2 : the state of a substance when its particles are mixed with but undissolved in a fluid or solid; also : a substance in this state

3 : something suspended

4 : the system of devices supporting the upper part of a vehicle on the axles

Synonyms

abeyance, doldrums, dormancy, latency, quiescence—more at ABEYANCE

sus·pen·so·ry adjective 1 : SUSPENDED; also : fitted or serving to suspend something

2 : temporarily leaving undetermined

sus·pi·cion noun 1 : the act or an instance of suspecting something wrong without proof

2 : a barely detectable amount : TRACE

Synonyms

distrust, doubt, incertitude, misgiving, mistrust, skepticism, uncertainty—more at DOUBT

sus·pi·cious adjective 1 : open to or arousing suspicion

2 : inclined to suspect

3 : showing suspicion

Synonyms

[1] debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fishy, problematic, questionable, shady, shaky, suspect—more at DOUBTFUL

[2, 3] distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, uncertain, undecided, unsettled, unsure—more at DOUBTFUL

sus·pi·cious·ly adverb : with suspicion

Synonyms

askance, distrustfully, dubiously, mistrustfully—more at ASKANCE

sus·tain verb 1 : to provide with nourishment

2 : to keep going : PROLONG <~ed effort>

3 : to hold up : PROP

4 : to hold up under : ENDURE

5 : to go through : SUFFER <~ a broken arm>

6 : to support as true, legal, or valid

7 : PROVE, CORROBORATE

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