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
And eventually, someone broke the news to the unsuspecting cast — some of whom took it worse than others.
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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
These are mostly foreign fraud cartels that prey on unsuspecting clients throughout the world.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Does Trump assume that Musk alone will catch the blowback for forcing unsuspecting people out of their jobs?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Following his release, Powell tracks down the children and marries their unsuspecting mother, using his charm and religious facade to manipulate the family.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
These are mostly foreign fraud cartels that prey on unsuspecting clients throughout the world.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Does Trump assume that Musk alone will catch the blowback for forcing unsuspecting people out of their jobs?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Following his release, Powell tracks down the children and marries their unsuspecting mother, using his charm and religious facade to manipulate the family.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspecting
Adjective
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She's got a squeaky clean image and is a little bit naive.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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With Back on My Feet, people called me naive, and a pollyanna.—
Shimite Obialo,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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At first, his relationship with Claire seemed innocent enough.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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The show follows an innocent father (Worthington) serving life in prison for the murder of his own son.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pair them with a simple T-shirt to grab a coffee at a cafe.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jenner wore a gray and lightly checked car coat, a simple black knit sweater, straight leg blue jeans, and black ballet flats.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have given fraudsters a host of new tools to trick unwary individuals into dishonest schemes.—
Ranjita Iyer,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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That’s because the agency’s duty is to stand in the way of businesses desiring to push unsafe and ineffective nostrums at unwary consumers, and also in the way of a perverse idea that personal freedom includes the freedom to be gulled by charlatans.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Unsuspecting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuspecting. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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