Collocations for "suspicious"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "suspicious" in context.
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suspicious
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a suspicious [accident, death, circumstance, vehicle]
- the [accident] seemed suspicious
- it [seems, is] suspicious that
- [a little, very, rather, highly, incredibly] suspicious
- suspicious enough to [investigate, raise an alarm]
- suspicious [transactions, transfers, dealings]
- suspicious [people, public, relatives, police]
- arrested for suspicious behavior
- [investigate, report] suspicious [activity, bags, movement]
- [observe, spot, see] a suspicious package
- [remove, inspect, analyze] a suspicious package
- the suspicious package [exploded, blew up]
- a suspicious package was [found, reported]
- a suspicious vehicle was [seen, observed, reported] near
- [the police, his family] are suspicious about
- is suspicious of [everyone, anyone, anybody] (who)
- am (highly) suspicious of his motives
- there is nothing to be suspicious about!
- there is nothing suspicious [in, about, here]
- there is no reason to be suspicious!
- can't help [being, feeling] suspicious
'suspicious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):