Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with suspicious in American Collocation
suspicious
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/səˈspɪʃəs/
very
deeply
extremely
highly
very
He became an egalitarian, deeply suspicious of unearned privilege.
rather
a bit
a little
rather
slightly
I have always been a little suspicious of people who seem overly fond of their pets.
more and more
increasingly
Police became increasingly suspicious of the woman’s story and arrested her.
become
feel
get
grow
make someone
remain
seem
Staff became suspicious because he was wearing a doctor’s coat.
No one answered – and that made me a bit suspicious.
intentions
motives
We are suspicious of the motives behind these statements.