suss
Informally work out
Suss means to figure out or investigate, often through clever observation: I'm trying to suss out what's really going on.
British in origin but now common in American English.
The related adjective sus or suss describes something or someone that seems suspicious or untrustworthy: That deal sounds pretty sus.
Structured physical exercise
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- probeThorough examination or tool
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- detectNotice or discover
discover · examine · scrutinize · inspect · check · search · explore · inquire
Become conscious of
- graspSeize or understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- comprehendTo fully understand
- recognizePerceive as known
identify · distinguish · interpret · decipher · read · assess · evaluate · judge
Questionable in character
- shadyDisreputable or sun-blocked
- fishyArousing doubt, colloquially
- sketchyIncomplete or suspicious
- questionableOf uncertain validity
dubious · iffy · off · hinky · untrustworthy · sly · cunning · devious
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- inklingSlight, uncertain awareness
- sensePerception or judgment
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
feeling · vibe · read · impression · notion
work-out
Structured physical exercise
detect · discover · examine · scrutinize · inspect · check · search · explore · inquire · interrogate
perceive
Become conscious of
- graspSeize or understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- comprehendTo fully understand
recognize · identify · distinguish · interpret · decipher · read · assess · evaluate · judge · apprehend
dodgy
Questionable in character
questionable · dubious · iffy · off · hinky · untrustworthy · sly · cunning · devious · shifty
hunch
Unproven inner sense
premonition · feeling · vibe · read · impression · notion
sussmisunderstand
Grasp incorrectly
miss · mistake · overlook · get wrong · misconstrue
- under suspicionRegarded as possibly guilty
- suspicious fireFire of doubtful origin
- sneaking suspicionVague persistent doubt
- prime suspectMost probable perpetrator
- suss outDeduce through investigation
- sussing outDiscovering through investigation
suspect, suspicion, suspicious, suspiciously, sus, sussed, sussing, susses