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unsuspecting

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un·sus·pect·ing  (ns-spktng)
adj.
Not suspicious; trusting.

unsus·pecting·ly adv.

unsuspecting
Adjective
having no idea of what is happening or about to happen
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsuspectingunsuspecting - not suspicious; "deceiving the unsuspecting public"
trustful, trusting - inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall
2.unsuspectingunsuspecting - (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely; "an unsuspecting victim"; "unsuspecting (or unaware) of the fact that I would one day be their leader"
incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
Translations

unsuspecting [ʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ] adjconfiado
unsuspecting [ʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ] adjqui ne se méfie pas
unsuspecting [ʌnsəsˈpɛktɪŋ] adjahnungslos
unsuspecting [ʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ] adjche non sospetta niente

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I was heard aft, and we managed to clear the sunken floe which had come all the way from the Southern ice-cap to have a try at our unsuspecting lives.
It seemed to him this evening as if the cruelty of his outburst to Rosamond had made an obligation for him, and he dreaded the obligation: he dreaded Lydgate's unsuspecting good-will: he dreaded his own distaste for his spoiled life, which would leave him in motiveless levity.
I did not reflect that a man who could fail in his duty to his King, his father-in-law, and his benefactor, might, without scruple, do the same to a stranger, though distinguished as his friend; and thus sanguine and unsuspecting continued my journey, still receiving intimation from all parts to take care of myself.
 
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