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- [verb suh-spekt; noun suhs-pekt; adjective suhs-pekt, suh-spekt]
- /verb səˈspɛkt; noun ˈsʌs pɛkt; adjective ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt/
- /ˌʌn.səˈspek.tɪŋ/
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- [verb suh-spekt; noun suhs-pekt; adjective suhs-pekt, suh-spekt]
- /verb səˈspɛkt; noun ˈsʌs pɛkt; adjective ˈsʌs pɛkt, səˈspɛkt/
Definitions of unsuspecting word
- verb with object unsuspecting to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder. 1
- verb with object unsuspecting to doubt or mistrust: I suspect his motives. 1
- verb with object unsuspecting to believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise: I suspect his knowledge did not amount to much. 1
- verb with object unsuspecting to have some hint or foreknowledge of: I think she suspected the surprise. 1
- verb without object unsuspecting to believe something, especially something evil or wrong, to be the case; have suspicion. 1
- noun unsuspecting a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like. 1
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Origin of unsuspecting
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (adj.) < Latin suspectāre, equivalent to su- su- + spectāre, frequentative of specere to look at
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Parts of speech for Unsuspecting
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unsuspecting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj unsuspecting
- apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
- dupable — a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
adjective unsuspecting
- confiding — unsuspicious; trustful
- exploitable — Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- exploitive — Exploitative: taking advantage of someone.
- inconversant — Not conversant or acquainted (with something); unfamiliar.
Antonyms for unsuspecting
adj unsuspecting
- distrustful — unable or unwilling to trust; doubtful; suspicious: An alert scientist is distrustful of coincidences.
adjective unsuspecting
- expecting — Present participle of expect.
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