unsuspecting
adjective
un·sus·pect·ing
ˌən-sə-ˈspek-tiŋ 
: unaware of any danger or threat : not suspecting
unsuspecting victims
unsuspectingly
adverb
Synonyms of unsuspecting
Examples of unsuspecting in a Sentence
sidewalk vendors selling bogus gems to unsuspecting tourists
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Both may elicit fear in unsuspecting passerby.
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
What about the unsuspecting wives of drug dealers, terrorists and pedophiles?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Her good friend Joe Mazzulla, the Boston Celtics’ coach, did something similar to the beat writers there, crushing an unsuspecting press corps 57-4 in just 12 minutes in October.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The issue wasn’t really whether one rock band had been fraudulently foisted on unsuspecting listeners.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
What about the unsuspecting wives of drug dealers, terrorists and pedophiles?
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Her good friend Joe Mazzulla, the Boston Celtics’ coach, did something similar to the beat writers there, crushing an unsuspecting press corps 57-4 in just 12 minutes in October.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The issue wasn’t really whether one rock band had been fraudulently foisted on unsuspecting listeners.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsuspecting
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuspecting. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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