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unsuspecting

/ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ /ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪn/

Meanings
adjective
Not suspecting; without any suspicion.

Examples :

"He easily shot the unsuspecting target."
character human mind

Related Words

Illustration not

not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration easily

easily adverb

/ˈiː.zə.liː/

Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

"The new math homework was easily understood by the students. "

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration shot

shot verb

/ʃɒt/ /ʃɑt/

To launch a projectile.

"The archer shot an arrow at the target. "

Illustration suspecting

suspecting verb

/səˈspɛktɪŋ/ /səˈspɛktɪn/

To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

"to suspect the presence of disease"

Illustration suspicion

suspicion noun

/sə.ˈspɪ.ʃən/

The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.

"My suspicion that my neighbor was having a party last night was confirmed when I heard loud music. "

Illustration any

any adverb

/ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/

To even the slightest extent, at all.

"I will not remain here any longer."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration target

target noun

/tɑːɡɪt/ /ˈtɑɹɡɪt/

A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.

"Take careful aim at the target."

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "