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
But the switch to cashless tolling last July coincided with the emergence of a nationwide scam text campaign seeking to harvest personal information from unsuspecting victims.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s how to find sleek sportswear in unsuspecting stores.
April 8, 2025
All products are independently selected by our editors.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
Sometimes a criminal will make a phone call using a family member's voice and claim they have been kidnapped or arrested and need money urgently to steal from unsuspecting victims.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
TikTok is flooded with videos, many of which have amassed hundreds of thousands of views, where servers are recruited to prank unsuspecting customers by taking their food away in the middle of their meal.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
Here’s how to find sleek sportswear in unsuspecting stores.
April 8, 2025
All products are independently selected by our editors.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
Sometimes a criminal will make a phone call using a family member's voice and claim they have been kidnapped or arrested and need money urgently to steal from unsuspecting victims.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
TikTok is flooded with videos, many of which have amassed hundreds of thousands of views, where servers are recruited to prank unsuspecting customers by taking their food away in the middle of their meal.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsuspecting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspecting
Adjective
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Similarly naive are Trump’s and Biden’s attempts to regulate access to AI information — such as China’s AI restrictions.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His innocent questions were always softened by stoner jokes.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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That innocent people are disappearing into El Salvador’s prisons is no secret—making the embrace of Bukele a disturbing signal of just how far a strongman can go without losing political ground.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Will people be more open and accept that a simple, inexpensive date isn’t the sign of low effort but rather a reflection of the economy none of us asked for?—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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Its second life on streaming has guided new viewers to the simple charms of one of the best mystery shows of all time.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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