unsuspected

adjective

Definition of unsuspectednext
as in unrecognized

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Recent Examples of unsuspected Michell and Bailey, together with their helpers and rivals, use diary entries, letters, and poetry written by Ash, LaMotte, and people connected with them, to unearth the previously unsuspected relationship between the poets. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2026 An enormous but unsuspected hive After some hours the authorities were able to work out what had happened. — Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 16 May 2025 There’s a beautiful lilting rhythm to the story’s developments as the centrality of each of the four principal characters keeps shifting, often showing unsuspected sides of them. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Further investigation showed that the projector optics included a previously unsuspected UV filter incorporated into a block of glass that protects the rest of the system in case the projector’s bulb explodes. — Paul Wallich, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2016 See All Example Sentences for unsuspected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuspected
  1. unrecognized
  2. unperceived
  3. unknown
Adjective
  • By contrast, the same injury in an older adult may be affected by reduced balance, lower bone density, tendon degeneration, arthritis, drug side effects or an unrecognized fracture.
    — Michael Swartzon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The continents were later named after another Italian explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, who helped establish that the lands Europeans had encountered were part of a previously unrecognized continent.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of unrecognized
Adjective
  • Einstein and relativity The early modern physicist Isaac Newton had presumed an unperceived yet real flow of time.
    — Adrian Bardon, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Marina, in economics, conveyed a lesson just as direct, but as yet unperceived.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Definition of unperceived
Adjective
  • Portioned cups of sauces, dressings have some sort of liquid sitting on the lids from an unknown source.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • At least seven Jews are among the 17,000 missing Lebanese people whose fate remains unknown decades after the 15-year war ended, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
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