suspicious
adjective/səˈspɪʃəs/
/səˈspɪʃəs/
Word Family
- suspect verb noun adjective
- suspected adjective
- suspicion noun
- suspicious adjective
- suspiciously adverb
- suspicious (of/about somebody/something) feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof
- They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police.
- a suspicious look
- You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way).
Extra Examples- His voice grew faintly suspicious.
- I think they're starting to get suspicious.
- Something about her smile made him suspicious.
- They were somewhat suspicious about her past.
- She cast a suspicious glance at him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- be right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have reason to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have a right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- …
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- making you feel that something is wrong, illegal or dishonest
- Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour?
- She died in suspicious circumstances.
- Police are not treating the fire as suspicious.
- It might look suspicious if we arrived together.
- It was all very suspicious.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1, Crime and punishmentc1- He was seen acting in a highly suspicious manner.
- I find it very suspicious that he left halfway through the morning.
- Inform the police immediately if you see anything suspicious.
- We have to carry on as usual or it would look suspicious.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- hear anything suspicious
- see anything suspicious
- suspicious (of somebody/something) not willing or able to trust somebody/something synonym sceptical
- I was suspicious of his motives.
- Many were suspicious of reform.
Extra Examples- British voters are rightly suspicious of attempts to save money in the area of education.
- Parents have every right to be suspicious of what the experts tell them.
- She remained deeply suspicious of computers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- of
- be right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have reason to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- have a right to be suspicious (of somebody/something)
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French suspicious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicio(n-) ‘suspicion’.
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