unsuspectingly
In naive ignorance
Unsuspectingly means without suspicion or awareness of danger, deception, or what's about to happen.
Someone who acts unsuspectingly has no reason to be on guard: She walked unsuspectingly into the surprise party.
The word often precedes an unpleasant revelation or event: He unsuspectingly opened the door to find police waiting.
Without being aware
- unwittinglyWithout awareness or intention
- obliviouslyWithout conscious awareness
- unawaresWithout prior knowledge
- blindlyWithout seeing or considering
innocently · naively · cluelessly · ignorantly · heedlessly · mindlessly · carelessly · thoughtlessly
Attacked from concealment
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
unwarned · unalerted · unexpectedly · suddenly · abruptly
With naive belief
- confidinglyIn a secret-sharing manner
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- gulliblyWith foolish trust
- openlyWithout hiding anything
faithfully · unquestioningly · ingenuously · artlessly · guileless · simple-heartedly · unsuspiciously · unreservedly
Without means of protection
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
openly · unwarily · unshielded · targetable
unknowingly
Without being aware
- unwittinglyWithout awareness or intention
- obliviouslyWithout conscious awareness
- unawaresWithout prior knowledge
blindly · innocently · naively · cluelessly · ignorantly · heedlessly · mindlessly · carelessly · thoughtlessly · inattentively
ambushed
Attacked from concealment
- blindsidedSurprised by unforeseen impact
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
unprepared · unwarned · unalerted · unexpectedly · suddenly · abruptly
trustingly
With naive belief
- confidinglyIn a secret-sharing manner
- credulouslyWith excessive trustfulness
- gulliblyWith foolish trust
openly · faithfully · unquestioningly · ingenuously · artlessly · guileless · simple-heartedly · unsuspiciously · unreservedly
defenselessly
Without means of protection
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- helplesslyWithout ability to cope
unguarded · openly · unwarily · unshielded · targetable
unsuspectinglysuspiciously
With apparent distrust
warily · vigilantly · guardedly · distrustfully · watchfully
unsuspectinglyknowingly
With deliberate awareness
consciously · wittingly · deliberately · advisedly · intentionally