unsuspicious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌn.səˈspɪʃ.əs/ UK /ˌʌn.səˈspɪʃ.əs/ See IPA manual

Freq #215332

Meanings

1

adj
not suspecting danger, deception, or another person's motives; trusting or unaware

The unsuspicious traveler handed his bag to the stranger without hesitation.
2

adj
not arousing suspicion; appearing ordinary or innocent

The parcel looked unsuspicious until the scanner revealed a hidden compartment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not suspecting danger,... unsuspecting trusting guileless unwary

2 adj · not arousing suspicion;... innocuous ordinary plausibleinnocent-looking

Opposites

suspicious wary distrustful suspect

Word family

Derived forms unsuspiciouslyunsuspiciousness

Related forms suspicion suspicious suspect unsuspecting

Etymology

Formed from un- + suspicious. Suspicious came through French from Latin suspiciosus, based on suspicio ("mistrust, suspicion"). The negative adjective developed two orientations: a person who suspects nothing and a thing that gives no cause for suspicion.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unsuspicious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌn.səˈspɪʃ.əs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌn.səˈspɪʃ.əs/
**Frequency rank:** 215332

## Meanings
1. not suspecting danger, deception, or another person's motives; trusting or unaware
2. not arousing suspicion; appearing ordinary or innocent

## Examples
- The unsuspicious traveler handed his bag to the stranger without hesitation.
- The parcel looked unsuspicious until the scanner revealed a hidden compartment.

## Synonyms
- unsuspecting
- trusting
- guileless
- unwary
- innocuous
- ordinary
- innocent-looking

## Antonyms
- suspicious
- wary
- distrustful
- suspect

## Derived Forms
- unsuspiciously
- unsuspiciousness

## Related Forms
- suspicion
- suspicious
- suspect
- unsuspecting

## Etymology
Formed from un- + suspicious. Suspicious came through French from Latin suspiciosus, based on suspicio ("mistrust, suspicion"). The negative adjective developed two orientations: a person who suspects nothing and a thing that gives no cause for suspicion.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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