unsuspecting
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.səˈspɛk.tɪŋ/
:
desprevenido
- The unsuspecting children happily played in the park, unaware of the approaching storm.
- an unsuspecting victim
- unsuspecting people
- unsuspecting prey
He preys on these unsuspecting widows trying to get work.
- He preys on these unsuspecting widows trying to get work.
- That was a production that Chris manufactured on a Sunday when I was the most unsuspecting.
- The third party, so that we could be advertised to was a disturbing revelation for, you know, most unsuspecting people.
- She'd whip out her jar of super rich all-purpose cream and tell her unsuspecting victims that they had wrinkles but she could make them glow.
- So how was it that thalidomide was recklessly given to so many unsuspecting pregnant women?
- Maybe a joint of spice throw it, someone would pick it up unsuspecting smoky crash buying gone.
Examples
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As Daragon came down the corridor, unsuspecting, Edward knew he was trapped.
Fiction book (2000) -
A lion, right, hunts alone, waiting in the long grass for an unsuspecting animal to come near.
Academic text (1998) -
How have you been able to maintain that level of contact with an unsuspecting target?
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The car was packed with explosives and left outside the bar, while the unsuspecting customers were inside enjoying a drink.
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The two wait and watch in a position where the unsuspecting detectives have their backs to them.
Fiction book (1999) -
Often, Jerry and his crew would whisk away unsuspecting families to the Super Happy Fun Room.
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So how was it that thalidomide was recklessly given to so many unsuspecting pregnant women?
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The midway is packed with innocent, unsuspecting fun-seekers from neighboring farms and towns.
Fiction book (1992) -
There are echoes of the subprime mortgage crisis in the Greensill story, with really bad loans being passed off as good to an unsuspecting end customer.
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The unsuspecting tourists wandered into the dangerous part of the city without realizing the risk.
Synonyms
76
6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
65
4.2
Easily persuaded to believe things that are not true
17
6.7
Not aware of what is happening and not done on purpose
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6.1
A person who is not careful about danger and is easily tricked
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4.9
Not ready or alert when something surprises you
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7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
7.4
Not noticing what is around you because you are lost in thought
Not seeming likely to be dangerous or cause worry
Not thinking that something will happen
Not aware of danger or risk
Happening when no one is told beforehand
Not paying attention makes you miss danger or problems
Not watching carefully for danger or problems
Antonyms
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsuspecting = suspecting (transparent) = un + suspect + ing
The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the participial/adjectival base 'suspecting', so learners who know 'suspect' and 'un-' will readily understand 'unsuspecting'.
Etymology
Unsuspecting is built from un- meaning 'not' and suspect meaning 'to think something bad might happen'. So an unsuspecting person is 'not thinking' danger is near and is easy to surprise or trick.