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unsuspicious

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not suspicious; not suspecting, unaware (of something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not arousing suspicion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2004, A. Heidenreich and V. Ravery, “Preoperative imaging in renal cell cancer,” Abstract, in World Journal of Urology, 22(5), November 2004, The involvement of the adrenal gland can be accurately predicted by CT scans or MRI, allowing an adrenal sparing approach in the case of unsuspicious findings.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

not suspicious

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • deceiving the unsuspecting public

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsuspecting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suspicious English unsuspicious From un- + suspicious.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неподозиращ (nepodozirašt) — not suspecting
  • Hungarian: gyanútlan — not suspecting