as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
a happy-go-lucky, unsuspicious fellow who was easy prey for confidence men
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Recent Examples of unsuspicious
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspicious
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The first is Jonathan Harker, naïve English solicitor despatched to Transylvania to do a deal with a mysterious Count whose plan is to dip his fangs into Victorian England.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Winning by rallying the naïve and clueless is one thing, but administering a throbbing behemoth is a greater challenge.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As if the wide-eyed innocent who arrived here has been hardened.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Other concerns, Corrado notes, include the chance that an extremely sensitive DNA test could generate a DNA profile of someone who was never at a crime scene but whose DNA was transferred there by a family member or through other innocent means.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That simple sentiment distills what being a Louisianan is about.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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No doubt history would be very different if a citizen’s duty was simple obeyance.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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All of Quigley’s challengers are politically inexperienced but impassioned Democrats running to the incumbent’s left.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The most common complaints include denying legitimate claims, partnering with inexperienced and unqualified service providers, poor service, and slow response times.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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This sort of behavior is childish and unsophisticated.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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And Blackstone is not an unsophisticated hotel owner.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Adults have a waxy cottony-looking coating, while immature bugs are smaller but similar.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film’s vintage patina doesn’t detract from rising actor Will Price’s confident performance as an immature mobster who prefers bitcoin to stacks of Benjamins.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unsuspicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspicious. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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