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
The scheme works like this: Scammers ring up unsuspecting homeowners, posing as representatives from their mortgage company or loan servicer (the company that collects monthly payments and pays the relevant taxes and insurance).
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Recent reports of rabbit strikes on airplanes are the latest examples of the mayhem these creatures of chaos can inflict on unsuspecting targets.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Before Saturday Night Live or Last Man on Earth, Forte tested his comedic sensibilities on his unsuspecting parents.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Scammers have recently been posing as Shein with fake delivery updates, attempting to catch unsuspecting shoppers out.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
Recent reports of rabbit strikes on airplanes are the latest examples of the mayhem these creatures of chaos can inflict on unsuspecting targets.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Before Saturday Night Live or Last Man on Earth, Forte tested his comedic sensibilities on his unsuspecting parents.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Scammers have recently been posing as Shein with fake delivery updates, attempting to catch unsuspecting shoppers out.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspecting
Adjective
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Don’t be naive and offer $500 for a premium domain name.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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But that naive, first-generation Polish-American girl soon became a force to be reckoned with.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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These rapid deportations mean some innocent people are being denied the chance to clear their name in a U.S. courtroom.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Seeing innocent people arrested for exercising their civil rights, sparked his desire to pursue a career in law.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Experts say these are all the benefits of this simple exercise Is Zone 2 cardio best for fat loss?—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Simple Systems: Create ease and flow with simple back-end structures and client journeys.—
Christine Williams,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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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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That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspecting. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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