unsuspectingly

Examples

• All

• Conyers would come back from wherever he'd been and walk into the house unsuspectingly.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The poor yeast charges unsuspectingly into mitosis with damaged DNA and divides.

• When the letter arrived, she opened it unsuspectingly.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The night before his death, Harold unsuspectingly went about some usual business.

  Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

• People may indeed experience the persistent residues of the distant past and unsuspectingly harbor memories of the most significant experiences of their ancestors.

  Academic text (2008)

• Perhaps that had been Yoda, deliberately suppressing his instruments so as to be able to guide him unsuspectingly to the proper landing site.

  Fiction book (1991)

• She unsuspectingly caught sight of herself in a floor-length mirror by the sink, and the sight stopped her cold.

  Fiction book (2001)

• When the letter arrived, she opened it unsuspectingly.

• Conyers would come back from wherever he'd been and walk into the house unsuspectingly.

Synonyms

U

unwittingly

vsunsuspectingly

28 6.0

In a way you do not know you are doing

reflects lack of suspicion about events rather than mere lack of intent

I

innocently

vsunsuspectingly

25 2.6

In a way that shows no guilt or knowledge of something wrong

focuses on not suspecting others rather than being morally blameless

U

unknowingly

vsunsuspectingly

21 4.2

Doing something without being aware of it

shows no suspicion about events rather than only being unaware

C

carelessly

vsunsuspectingly

16 1.0

In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention

focuses on lack of suspicion rather than careless behaviour in general

N

naively

vsunsuspectingly

12 4.4

In a way that shows little experience and too much trust

is about not suspecting something, not about having little experience

M

mindlessly

vsunsuspectingly

11 5.8

Without thinking or paying attention

means lacking suspicion specifically rather than acting without thinking

U

unawares

vsunsuspectingly

8 7.2

Happens suddenly without you expecting it

means specifically to have no suspicion beforehand rather than being surprised

A

absentmindedly

vsunsuspectingly

4 6.4

In a way that shows you are not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else

refers to not suspecting motives rather than being mentally distracted

O

obliviously

vsunsuspectingly

1 6.5

Not noticing what happens around you

implies specifically absence of suspicion rather than general unawareness

U

unseeingly

vsunsuspectingly

1 8.2

To look without noticing what is in front of you

is about not suspecting events or motives rather than failing to see

I

inattentively

vsunsuspectingly

1 6.5

In a way that shows no attention to what is happening

centres on not suspecting rather than merely lacking attention

U

unwarily

vsunsuspectingly

1 7.4

In a way that is not careful about danger

means lacking suspicion about motives rather than lacking physical caution

U

unmindfully

vsunsuspectingly

1 7.3

In a careless way without thinking

highlights absence of suspicious thought rather than general thoughtlessness

N

neglectfully

vsunsuspectingly

1 6.3

In a way that shows little care or attention

relates to not suspecting people rather than neglecting responsibilities

Antonyms

S

suspiciously

36 3.8

In a way that shows you do not trust someone

How Suspicious

suspiciously

36 3.8

cautiously

56 2.3

unsuspectingly

1 5.9

trustingly

1 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology