unsuspecting

comparative more unsuspecting · superlative most unsuspecting

1. Not suspecting; without any suspicion.

   He easily shot the unsuspecting target.

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   One by one grotesque forms emerged from the jungle to creep stealthily upon the unsuspecting woman.

   1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 193

   Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."

   1999 April 5, William Safire, “Essay; The Quiet Noisemaker”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2017

   To unsuspecting eyes these mongoose relatives can seem eminently pettable.

   2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2022