unsuspecting
Not suspecting; without any suspicionNot suspecting; without any suspicion.
» Predators always prey on unsuspecting victims.
Хищники всегда охотятся на ничего не подозревающих жертв. — Teashrock
Хижаки завжди полюють на нічого не підозрюючих жертв. — Teashrock
ulyssemc1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesNot suspecting; without any suspicion.
He easily shot the unsuspecting target.
- (often followed by ‘of’) not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely
- not suspicious
Examples
7 sentencesPredators always prey on unsuspecting victims.
Хижаки завжди полюють на нічого не підозрюючих жертв. — Teashrock
ruХищники всегда охотятся на ничего не подозревающих жертв. — Teashrock
The centipede lunged at its unsuspecting prey.
The cat sneaked up on the unsuspecting bird.
ruКошка подкралась к ничего не подозревающей птице. — marafon
deDie Katze schlich sich an den nichtsahnenden Vogel heran. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The unsuspecting beachgoer was engulfed by the tall wave.
Tom set his car's odometer back before selling it to an unsuspecting buyer.
Translations
3 languagesForms
more unsuspecting, most unsuspecting| Comparative | more unsuspecting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unsuspecting Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- not suspicious:unsuspicious
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.