Unsuspecting - English meaning

adjective

Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

Usage examples:

A ceremony staged for credulous tourists

adjective

Too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived

adjective

Easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.

Usage examples:

An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money

adjective

Showing a reckless lack of care or attention.

Usage examples:

‘elaine!’ she shouted, heedless of attracting unwanted attention

adjective

Not giving attention to a risk or difficulty

Usage examples:

Heedless of the hurricane warnings, they took the small boat out into open water.

adjective

Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.

Usage examples:

He was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid

adjective

Having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general

Usage examples:

We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men., you have to assume that incoming students have an alm…

adjective

Not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something

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Ignorant about many teenagers are surprisingly ignorant about current politics., blissfully ignoran…

adjective

(of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting.

Usage examples:

He eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes

adjective

Honest, sincere, and trusting, sometimes in a way that seems silly

Usage examples:

It has to be said it was rather ingenuous of him to ask a complete stranger to take care of his lug…

adjective

Not guilty of a crime or offence.

Usage examples:

The prisoners were later found innocent

noun

A pure, guileless, or naive person.

Usage examples:

A young innocent abroad

adjective

(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

Usage examples:

Innocent of he firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Usage examples:

The rather naive young man had been totally misled

adjective

Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone’s intentions are good, esp. because of a lack of experience

Usage examples:

It was naive of her to think that she would ever get her money back.

adjective

Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.

Usage examples:

She became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time

adjective

Not aware of or not noticing something, esp. what is happening around you

Usage examples:

She was often oblivious to the potential consequences of her actions.

adjective

Having or marked by a total belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone.

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A trustful acceptance of authority

adjective

Always believing that other people are good or honest and will not harm or deceive you

Usage examples:

You shouldn’t be so trusting – people will take advantage of you.

adjective

Showing or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity; not suspicious.

Usage examples:

It is foolish to be too trusting of other people

verb

Believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of.

Usage examples:

I should never have trusted her

adjective

Always believing that other people are good or honest and will not harm or deceive you

Usage examples:

You shouldn’t be so trusting – people will take advantage of you.

adjective

Having no knowledge of a situation or fact.

Usage examples:

They were unaware of his absence

adverb

Variant of unawares.

adverb

Without being aware of a situation.

Usage examples:

The photographer had caught her unawares

adjective

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment.

Usage examples:

The boy was beaten unconscious

noun

The part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behaviour and emotions.

Usage examples:

Horrific apparitions surfaced out of the recesses of his unconscious

Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception

adjective

Not knowing or aware.

Usage examples:

The lions moved stealthily towards their unknowing victims

noun

Lack of awareness or knowledge.

Usage examples:

Situatedness promises knowledge but in practice leaves us in a cloud of unknowing about our place i…

verb

Erase the memory or knowledge of (something, typically something unpleasant or distasteful).

Usage examples:

Once you have information about what’s in your genes, you can’t unknow it

adjective

Not conscious or aware.

Usage examples:

Danielle seemed unmindful of her parents' plight

adjective

Not remembering, noticing, or being careful about something

adjective

Not having or showing suspicion.

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She has a caring, unsuspicious nature

adjective

Not cautious of possible dangers or problems.

Usage examples:

Accidents can happen to the unwary traveller

adjective

Not conscious of or careful about possible risks and dangers

Usage examples:

He sold fake insurance policies to unwary customers., a range of tax and technical issues can trip …

adjective

(of a person) not aware of the full facts.

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An unwitting accomplice

adjective

Without knowing or planning

Usage examples:

The harmful radiation tests were performed long ago on unwitting subjects.