unsuspected

adjective

un·​sus·​pect·​ed ˌən-sə-ˈspek-tə-bəl How to pronounce unsuspected (audio)
: not imagined to exist or be true, likely, or possible : not suspected
an unsuspected illness
… suggests that the universe contains a hitherto unsuspected form of invisible matter.I. Peterson

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An enormous but unsuspected hive After some hours the authorities were able to work out what had happened. Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 16 May 2025 Facing unspeakable evil with the greatest – and unsuspected – resolve a human being can ever hope for, Jean Moulin’s story reverberates until today. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 May 2025 Over the past few months, Texans have had unsuspected encounters with land and sea creatures on beaches. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Feb. 2024 The evidence against them is still in the process of being made public, but the practice of privately financing political parties of all stripes signaled the unsuspected depth of corruption in Chilean politics. Juan De Onís, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2015 See All Example Sentences for unsuspected

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsuspected was circa 1530

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“Unsuspected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuspected. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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