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Collocations for suspect - noun

ADJECTIVE

chief, key, main, number-one, primary (AmE), prime
She has been identified as the chief suspect.
likely, logical (AmE), obvious, possible, potential
usual
criminal, murder, terror, terrorism (esp. AmE), terrorist

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VERB + suspect

have, identify (sb as), name (sb as)
The police have several suspects.
apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, detain, hold, round up
The army rounded up all the usual suspects.
interrogate, interview, question
charge
release
extradite, hand over

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PREPOSITION

suspect for
The letter makes him a possible suspect for her murder.
suspect in
Two men were arrested as suspects in the bombing.

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Collocations for suspect - verb

1. believe that sth may happen/be true

ADVERB

strongly
rather (esp. BrE)
I rather suspect they were trying to get rid of me.
rightly, wrongly
all along, always
These revelations only prove what I suspected all along.
immediately
He immediately suspected the worst.

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VERB + suspect

begin to
have reason to, have reasons to
She had no reason to suspect that he had not been telling the truth.

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PHRASES

be widely suspected
It was widely suspected that the cadets had been acting on orders.

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2. believe sb is guilty of sth

ADVERB

rightly, wrongly

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PREPOSITION

of
He was wrongly suspected of the crime.

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PHRASES

have grounds for suspecting sb/sth (esp. BrE), have grounds to suspect sb/sth (esp. BrE), have reason to suspect sb/sth, have reasons for suspecting sb/sth, have reasons to suspect sb/sth

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Suspect is used with these nouns as the object:
conspiracy, foul play, motive, worst

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Collocations for suspect - adj.

VERBS

be, look, seem
render sth
The theory is rendered suspect by its reliance on now discredited sources.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
deeply, highly
Some of the evidence was deeply suspect.
increasingly
a little, slightly, etc.
inherently
constitutionally (esp. AmE), morally, politically
the forced adoption of children of politically suspect citizens

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Suspect is used with these nouns:
package

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