unwitting
adj.
unintended, inadvertent; unknowing, unaware
unwitting
Adjective
1. not intentional; "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked"
(synonym) unintentional, unplanned
(similar) unintended
2. not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
(synonym) unaware
(antonym) witting, aware
3. lacking information or knowledge; "an unknowledgeable assistant"
(synonym) ignorant, unknowledgeable, unknowing
(similar) uninformed
Unwitting
(a.)
Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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unwitting
Synonyms and related words:
a stranger to, asleep, automatic, blind, blind to, caught napping, compulsive, conditioned, dead to, deaf to, forced, impercipient, impulsive, in ignorance of, incognizant, insensible, insensible to, instinctive, involuntary, mechanical, mindless, napping, nonconceiving, not with it, oblivious, out of it, reflex, reflexive, unacquainted, unaware, unaware of, unconscious, unconscious of, undesigned, unfamiliar, unguarded, unguided, unhearing, uninformed, uninsightful, uninstructed, unintended, unintentional, unknowing, unmeant, unmeditated, unmindful, unmindful of, unperceiving, unplanned, unprehensive, unpremeditated, unprompted, unpurposed, unrealizing, unseeing, unsuspecting, unthinking, unthought-of, unwilled, unwilling, witless
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