Thesaurus results for UNSUSPECTED

unsuspected

adjective

as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unsuspected The whole point of a competitive process, even a truncated one, is to discover unsuspected strengths, which is how Obama was able to best Clinton in 2008, and to test for hidden weakness, which is how Harris flamed out as a candidate the last time, before even reaching the Iowa caucus. —

Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024 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 There’s a beautiful lilting rhythm to the story’s developments as the centrality of each of the four principal characters keeps shifting, often showing unsuspected sides of them. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Further investigation showed that the projector optics included a previously unsuspected UV filter incorporated into a block of glass that protects the rest of the system in case the projector’s bulb explodes. —

Paul Wallich, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2016 See All Example Sentences for unsuspected

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Adjective

Women collaborators — editors, producers, wives — did essential, often unrecognized work enabling the trio’s rise.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Look for who feels seen or overlooked, which moments are usually highlighted, and where teams might feel unrecognized or underappreciated.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026