suspected

(verb) imagine to be the case or true or probable. Synonyms: suspect, surmise. Examples: "I suspect he is a fugitive." "I surmised that the butler did it."

(verb) regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in. Synonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspect.

(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty. Synonyms: suspect. Example: "The u.s. suspected bin laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks."

(adj) believed likely. Synonyms: suspected (vs. unsuspected). Examples: "A suspected thief." "A suspected infection."