Unsuspected

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not suspected; not having raised suspicion. not-comparable

    "The police uncovered his unsuspected drug dealing whilst investigating another matter."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not suspected or believed likely wordnet

Synonyms

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unknownableacceptedbelievedcreditedenigmatic

Example

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""Take thou his likeness, only for a night, / and wear the boyish features that are thine; / and when the queen, in rapture of delight, / amid the royal banquet and the wine, / shall lock thee in her arms, and press her lips to thine, / then steal into her bosom, and inspire / through all her veins with unsuspected sleight / the poisoned sting of passion and desire.""

Etymology

From un- + suspected.

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