Suspicious
Suspicious adjective - Inclined to doubt or question claims.
Usage example: suspicious of any menu dish having a name she can't pronounce
Unknowing is an antonym for suspicious.
Nearby Words: suspicion, suspiciously
Unknowing
Unknowing adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.
Usage example: those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening
Suspicious is an antonym for unknowing.
Both words in one sentence
- There are several moments later in the book where he discovers that some person he was suspicious of is actually one of his colleagues (and was, equally unknowing, just as suspicious of him).
Source: Mutual Masquerade -
The Obliviate Charm is played for laughs in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when the very perceptive and suspicious Muggle groundskeeper that is unknowingly renting out space for the International Quidditch Cup fans has to be repeatedly charmed to keep him unknowing.
Source: Laser-Guided Amnesia
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