Synonyms of unsuspicious

unsuspicious

adjective

ˌən-sə-ˈspi-shəs 

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

a happy-go-lucky, unsuspicious fellow who was easy prey for confidence men

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• innocent
• simple
• inexperienced
• unsophisticated
• immature
• unsuspecting
• primitive
• ingenuous
• uncritical
• unknowing
• unwary
• unworldly
• dewy
• green
• trustful
• simpleminded
• childish
• wide-eyed
• naïf
• trusting
• aw-shucks
• dewy-eyed
• childlike
• idealistic
• impractical
• careless
• credulous
• believing
• gullible
• unrealistic
• susceptible
• callow
• unguarded
• thoughtless
• raw
• heedless
• tricked
• duped
• gulled
• beguiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• suspicious
• worldly
• knowing
• experienced
• critical
• cosmopolitan
• cynical
• careful
• skeptical
• incredulous
• cautious
• unconvinced
• watchful
• wary
• worldly-wise
• realistic
• guarded
• pragmatic
• leery
• doubting
• suspecting
• sober
• down-to-earth
• hardheaded
• streetwise
• street-smart

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unsuspicious

There’s the intelligence of her positioning for all three, but particularly the third, with Shaw putting space between herself and Kerolin at the top of Spurs’ 18-yard box to seem totally unsuspicious to the two Spurs defenders who should know better. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026

Gerger quoted from a transcript of Mirhashemi’s interviews with the feds, including Mirhashemi suggesting that Legends and OVG had unsuspicious—and lawful—reasons to join forces. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025

However, as with other recent crises, unrelated media from other fires has dropped into the online conversation, drawing in otherwise unsuspicious viewers. — Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025

Chemirmir, 49, quietly smothered elderly women, making their deaths look unsuspicious, and stole their jewelry, according to police and prosecutors in Dallas and Collin counties. — Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2022

In the trailer, Hawke first appears in white face paint and a top hat, struggling with falling grocery bags beside a completely unsuspicious beat-up black van. — Jennifer Yuma, Variety, 13 Oct. 2021

The nerve agents were designed to be undetectable, possibly relying on combinations of otherwise harmless or unsuspicious chemicals. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2018

The two deaths are currently being treated as separate and unsuspicious. — Lilly Milman, Billboard, 30 May 2018