as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
sidewalk vendors selling bogus gems to unsuspecting tourists
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Recent Examples of unsuspecting
In the play, four closers compete to sell worthless properties to unsuspecting customers.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
Now, the brand is opening its first dining concept in the UK—at an unsuspecting location.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
Jimmy Kimmel enlisted Olivia Rodrigo to surprise unsuspecting trick-or-treaters for Thursday's Halloween episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Finally, the combination of a small incision, made by potentially self-sharpening fangs, and an anticoagulant in their saliva allow these bats to feed on unsuspecting prey.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unsuspecting 
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
Now, the brand is opening its first dining concept in the UK—at an unsuspecting location.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2024
Jimmy Kimmel enlisted Olivia Rodrigo to surprise unsuspecting trick-or-treaters for Thursday's Halloween episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Finally, the combination of a small incision, made by potentially self-sharpening fangs, and an anticoagulant in their saliva allow these bats to feed on unsuspecting prey.
—Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unsuspecting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspecting
Adjective
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But there is this naive expectation of the entertainment industry that Tom Hanks is going to invite you in, and that just doesn’t exist.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Through some naive sleuthing and meddling, the girls manage to bring a corporate retreat out to the ranch in a last-ditch effort to prove there’s still a demand for Natty’s ranch.Sara Belcher, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Any accusation that Israel's objective was to starve innocent civilians—rather than to compel the surrender of Hamas combatants—is not merely unfounded but a libelous distortion of the truth.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The exhibition’s title nods to both the innocent and the guilty.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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Some of these bad actors are even setting up fake Hugging Face profiles to pose as Meta or other technology companies to lure downloads from the unwary, according to Swanson.Iain Martin, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspecting. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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