1. (n.) The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of the existence of something (esp. something wrong or hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence.

2. (n.) Slight degree; suggestion; hint.

3. (v. t.) To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.

Pyrrhonism apprehension apprehensiveness bare suggestion broad hint cageyness cast caution cautiousness chariness clue concern cue dash diffidence disinclination to believe distrust distrustfulness doubt doubtfulness dubiety dubiousness feeling flavor foreboding forefeeling funny feeling gentle hint gesture gleam glimmer glimmering guardedness half an idea half-belief hazy idea hesitation hint hunch idea implication impression incertitude inconvincibility incredulity index indication infusion inkling innuendo insinuation intimation intuition intuitive impression kick leeriness lick look mere notion misdoubt misgiving mistrust mistrustfulness nod notion nudge preapprehension premonition presentiment prompt qualm question resistiveness to belief sauce scent scepticism scintilla scruple scrupulousness seasoning second thoughts self-doubt shade shadow shadow of doubt sign signal sip skepticalness skepticism smack smattering smell sneaking suspicion soupcon spark spice spoor sprinkling suggestion sup suspect suspiciousness symptom tad taint taste telltale tempering thought tinct tincture tinge tint total skepticism touch tough-mindedness trace track uncertainty unconvincibility uncredulousness unpersuadability unpersuasibility vague feeling vague idea vestige wariness whiff whisper wink wonder