as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
sidewalk vendors selling bogus gems to unsuspecting tourists
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Recent Examples of unsuspecting
What about the unsuspecting wives of drug dealers, terrorists and pedophiles?
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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
They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsuspecting
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
They are accused of using several ruses to force their way into people’s homes, assaulting unsuspecting residents and holding them hostage for their own money, and demanding access to their crypto accounts.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unsuspecting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspecting
Adjective
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Sokoloff seems to believe that his oversight will be more welcomed at city hall while history tells us that this is deeply naive.—
Rafael Perez,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Trusting politicians with that spending record to stop at taxing billionaires is reckless and naive.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Two of the victims were shot and one, an innocent housewife, was buried alive.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Slater was injured during an innocent-looking drill during training camp and sat out all season.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The team overachieved this season partly because Mazzulla turned an inexperienced supporting cast into a strength.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Short selling can be an intellectually demanding approach to the market, and many inexperienced traders fall into a trap, lured by overvaluation and hype.—
David Capablanca,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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In 2015, Lynette was arrested on charges of assault and battery/simple assault.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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When Stagg’s calculations lead him to conclude that an almighty storm is set to break on June 5, 1944 — the day originally earmarked for the Normandy landings — after a long period of balmy calm, potentially scuppering the entire vast project, his simple but urgent advice is to wait a day.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Unless accelerated by a tanning bed, skin damage can take years, if not decades to develop, experts say, leaving today’s unwary youth at risk for early skin aging and lethal skin cancers such as melanoma.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
19 May 2026
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Some legal experts said the outcome could lead unwary retirement investors to receive investment advice that's not in their best interest, and cause confusion about the legal obligations that brokers, insurance agents and other financial intermediaries owe to retail investors.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspecting. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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