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unsuspecting

adjective

  1. someone who isn't suspicious of a situation
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suspecting English unsuspecting From un- + suspecting.

  1. Not suspecting; without any suspicion.

    He easily shot the unsuspecting target.

    One by one grotesque forms emerged from the jungle to creep stealthily upon the unsuspecting woman.