suspicion

simple noun66 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3

Indicates a firm belief that something is true or has happened, without definite proof.

Indicates not even a very small amount of suspicion.

The most terrible thing you suspected turned out to be true.

Emphasizes the intensity and firmly held nature of the suspicion.

Similar to 'strong suspicion', emphasizing the large degree of suspicion.

A suspicion that becomes stronger over time.

A suspicion that you have but are reluctant to admit, which grows over time.

Similar to 'strong suspicion', suggesting a significant amount of doubt or mistrust.

A persistent suspicion that you cannot get out of your mind.

A situation where two or more people or groups suspect each other.

A suspicion held by many people.

Indicates a very serious suspicion, often in a formal or legal context.

A suspicion that is not clear or definite.

An unpleasant or unwelcome suspicion.

A suspicion that continues for a long time.

The first suspicion that someone has.

A suspicion about something sinister or evil.

A suspicion that has no basis in fact.

A very strong and unpleasant suspicion.

A suspicion that is incorrect or not based on fact.

The intensity or amount of suspicion.

The level or amount of suspicion.

In a state of being suspected by many people.

The reasons or evidence that make you suspicious.

A metaphorical way of saying that people suspect a particular person.

Someone or something that people are suspicious of.

Used by police to give the reason for arresting someone.

Describes the manner of looking at or treating someone/something you do not trust.

Indicates the subject of the suspicion.

So trustworthy that you cannot be suspected of wrongdoing.

So trustworthy that you cannot be suspected of wrongdoing.

Indicates the person or group being suspected.

A more formal way to indicate the subject of the suspicion.

The most common and general way to say you think something might be true.

To be suspected by others, especially by the police.

To cause people to start having suspicions.

To make someone feel suspicious.

To find out that a suspicion was correct.

To officially tell someone in authority about your suspicion.

To start to be suspected by others.

To be the reason for suspicion.

To state your suspicion to others.

To suddenly become suspected by others.

To act in a way that does not make people suspicious.

To make an existing suspicion stronger.

To say your suspicion out loud.

To say or do something that makes people suspect someone.

To generate a feeling of suspicion.

To cause suspicion to start.

To secretly keep a suspicion in your mind for a long time.

To attract suspicion to oneself.

To make a suspicion stronger.

To remove a suspicion by proving it is wrong.

To provide a good reason for a suspicion.

To tell someone else about your suspicion.

To increase the level of suspicion.

To stop someone from feeling suspicious.

To consider or hold a suspicion in one's mind, often used in formal contexts.

To act in a way that makes it likely people will suspect you.

To deliberately try to make people suspicious.

When a suspicion becomes stronger.

When a suspicion does not go away.

When someone becomes the person who is suspected.

When a suspicion begins to exist.

When a suspicion continues to exist for a long time.

Used to state that there is a suspicion.