unsuspected
Americanadjective
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not regarded or considered with suspicion.
unsuspected in the crime.
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not imagined to exist.
a person of unsuspected talents.
adjective
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not under suspicion
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not known to exist
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Etymology
Origin of unsuspected
Example Sentences
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The fight only begins with the fact that the latest cutting-edge U.S. models, led by Anthropic’s Mythos, seem to be uncannily good at finding dangerous and unsuspected vulnerabilities in all major software systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
And this philosophy of letting Goldie stay where he was until he was hungry seemed to be a good one - until he started to show hitherto unsuspected initiative.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
Adding the eight sugars proved challenging, as did balancing unsuspected interactions among enzymes in yeast.
From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024
In the U.S., the fatal crash of a MH-60S Seahawk during training off the coast of California in 2021 was attributed to mechanical failure from unsuspected damage during maintenance, according to the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
He spied on Alice, hidden, and from unsuspected eye-corner, and it was true.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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