C2adjectiveformalacademic
US/ˌʌn.səˈspek.tɪd/
UK/ˌʌn.səˈspek.tɪd/
not known about or thought to exist until now
In context
The study revealed unsuspected links between diet and memory.
Learning a new language can uncover unsuspected talents.
The old letters showed an unsuspected side of the famous writer.
Words that go with unsuspected
adjective + noun
- unsuspected talentThe drama club helped him discover an unsuspected talent.
- unsuspected depthsThe quiet student showed unsuspected depths in her final essay.
- unsuspected connectionHistorians found an unsuspected connection between the two families.
adverb + adjective
- hitherto unsuspectedThe data points to a hitherto unsuspected cause of the disease.
- previously unsuspectedThe scan revealed a previously unsuspected problem.