unsuspected

[ uhn-suh-spek-tid ]

/ ˌʌn səˈspɛk tɪd /

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adjective

not regarded or considered with suspicion: unsuspected in the crime.

not imagined to exist: a person of unsuspected talents.

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Origin of unsuspected

First recorded in 1520–30; un-¹ + suspect + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM unsuspected

un·sus·pect·ed·ly, adverbun·sus·pect·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby unsuspected

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How to use unsuspected in a sentence

“Maria, the unsuspected messenger became a joke between us,” he says.
VatiLeaks Exposes Internal Memos of the Catholic Church|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With a gasp of dismay young Richard twisted in his chair to confront this fresh and unsuspected antagonist.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
He has a sitter at three—a lady of the highest society, who wishes her visits to remain unsuspected.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
I should not have minded being thought a Russian if they had not looked upon the most unsuspected people of Russia as spies.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian

There was no need for this precaution; their door remained unsuspected, and in five minutes the coast was clear.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
She glided like a smooth serpent, or an invisible spirit; her presence was unseen, unfelt, unsuspected.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng

British Dictionary definitions for unsuspected

unsuspected

/ (ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪd) /

adjective

not under suspicion

not known to exist

Derived forms of unsuspected

unsuspectedly, adverbunsuspectedness, noun

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