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UK
/ʌnsəspˈɛktɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˌənsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˌənsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely
unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader
an unsuspecting victim -
not suspicious
deceiving the unsuspecting public
How To Use unsuspecting In A Sentence
- A man hurls junk food at unsuspecting members of the public. Times, Sunday Times
- One of the biggest dangers to commuters at the time was the constant threat of pickpockets and other petty thieves preying upon unsuspecting victims.
- Lizards scurry in the leaf litter at my feet, monkeys feed noisily in the branches above nay head, a vine snake makes its sinuous way toward an unsuspecting small bird.
- The creeps are more likely to hang around waiting for unsuspecting victims in touristy zones like the Zona Rosa, so beware. Mexico City: Biggest city guide for the savvy traveler
- I have been told that many of them wear patent complexions, "boughten" bangs, and pad out scrawny forms until they appear voluptuous Junos, and thereby deceive and ensnare, bedazzle and beguile the unsuspecting sons of men. The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12
- The more intelligence we can provide, the greater the chance we have to defeat the fakers who seek to dupe the unsuspecting consumer.
- Thieves have recently targeted unsuspecting victims by showing them a map and asking for directions.
- Fake designer clothes are being sold to an unsuspecting public.
- He politely insists that his unsuspecting victim, whom he has spied on the stairs of their apartment block, share a drink with him. Times, Sunday Times
- The gang hid the drug in computer hard drives and used unsuspecting online couriers to send packages to the UK. Times, Sunday Times