unsuspecting
Britishadjective
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Explanation
If you're unsuspecting, you are innocent and trusting. An unsuspecting tourist will be blissfully unaware that the smiling old lady on the subway has stolen his wallet. If you lack a sense of suspicion or distrust, especially in the face of some kind of danger, you're unsuspecting. A criminal's unsuspecting victims find themselves utterly surprised that they've been robbed, and an unsuspecting hiker wanders right into a bear's den. In both cases, a little bit of suspicion would have served them well.
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Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, price gouging can mean unsuspecting tourists can be charged upward of $1,000 for rides that last just 20 minutes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
About an inch long, they’re hard to miss — and are known for careening into unsuspecting bystanders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Posts claim that parts of Glasgow's city centre are a "no-go zone" where it's not safe for unsuspecting members of the public, especially women, to enter.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Starting in April, AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic that had been built to hack had left their corporate test-beds and broke into unsuspecting corporations in an unprecedented series of cyberattacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
As the unsuspecting prey went around the end, still adjusting to the slightly surreal notion of practicing football indoors on a basketball court at seven-twenty in the morning, Ivory just smacked him.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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