unsuspectingly
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5.9
- adverb
- /ˌʌn.səˈspɛk.tɪŋ.li/
:
sin sospechar
- Little heard those words more than 34 years ago when he unsuspectingly took a sip from a 'white-only' fountain in New Orleans.
I, I'll see these pictures of like a copter drone dropping, you know, a hand grenade on a couple of soldiers unsuspectingly in a trench and go off.
- I, I'll see these pictures of like a copter drone dropping, you know, a hand grenade on a couple of soldiers unsuspectingly in a trench and go off.
Examples
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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.
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When the letter arrived, she opened it unsuspectingly.
Fiction book (1997) -
The night before his death, Harold unsuspectingly went about some usual business.
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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.
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Conyers would come back from wherever he'd been and walk into the house unsuspectingly.
Synonyms
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6.0
In a way you do not know you are doing
28
2.6
In a way that shows no guilt or knowledge of something wrong
22
4.2
Doing something without being aware of it
20
1.0
In a way that you do something without thinking or paying attention
13
4.4
In a way that shows little experience and too much trust
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5.8
Without thinking or paying attention
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6.4
In a way that shows you are not paying attention because your mind is somewhere else
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7.2
Happens suddenly without you expecting it
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6.5
Not noticing what happens around you
In a way that is not careful about danger
In a way that shows no attention to what is happening
In a careless way without thinking
In a way that shows little care or attention
To look without noticing what is in front of you
Antonyms
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsuspectingly = unsuspecting (transparent) = un + suspect + ing + ly
The adverb is formed transparently from the adjective 'unsuspecting' by adding -ly.
Etymology
Unsuspectingly is made of un- meaning 'not', suspect meaning 'to think someone did something wrong', and -ingly meaning 'in a way'. So unsuspectingly means doing something 'without suspecting anything'.