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
Mashpee man Gregory Mattos, 37, was charged in Wareham District Court with one count of photographing an unsuspecting nude person.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 June 2025
But that news hadn’t spread to dozens of unsuspecting immigrants who arrived at the court for court hearings, citizenship tests and work.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
Over the years, tegus have made headlines in California for breaking out of their homes and showing up in unsuspecting neighbors’ backyards or wandering around on the street.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Swatting is intended to draw a large response from SWAT teams or other law enforcement resources to an unsuspecting victim's location, causing chaos and the potential for injury or violence.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 June 2025
But that news hadn’t spread to dozens of unsuspecting immigrants who arrived at the court for court hearings, citizenship tests and work.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025
Over the years, tegus have made headlines in California for breaking out of their homes and showing up in unsuspecting neighbors’ backyards or wandering around on the street.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2025
Swatting is intended to draw a large response from SWAT teams or other law enforcement resources to an unsuspecting victim's location, causing chaos and the potential for injury or violence.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspecting
Adjective
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And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Biography Ellmann-style was left looking hopelessly naive in its effort to understand the work by understanding its writer’s life.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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On July 8, U.S. soldiers escorting a train fired at crowds in Hammond, killing an innocent bystander.—
Robert Loerzel,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Night in West Texas is a probing look at the cracks in the American justice system and how one innocent man so easily slipped through them.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing.—
Leila Sloman,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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And given that toppers were developed specifically as a lighter, simpler alternative to full-bodied campers, designed to fit within limited midsize truck payloads, that extra beef is a definite problem for some shoppers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 June 2025
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Because many tax professionals and taxpayers are unaware of the nuances of section 679, the provision often acts as a trap for the unwary.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have given fraudsters a host of new tools to trick unwary individuals into dishonest schemes.—
Ranjita Iyer,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspecting. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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