Synonyms for unsuspecting
- adjective
Most common
trusting gullible credulous unsuspicious unaware incognizant
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Gullible
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not suspecting; without any suspicion.
He easily shot the unsuspecting target.
Example sentences
- trusting Lorenzo tricked innocent people into trusting him.
- gullible Do Tom and Mary think we're really that gullible?
- credulous Did you know "credulous" is not in the dictionary?
- unaware Yanni was definitely unaware of what was going on.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unsuspecting | rising | |
| trusting | rising | |
| gullible | rising | |
| credulous | steady | |
| unsuspicious | rising | |
| unaware | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- unaware3
- 8 letters
- trusting2, gullible3, trustful
- 9 letters
- credulous3
- 11 letters
- incognizant, incognisant
- 12 letters
- unsuspicious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unaware3 = 3 syllables).