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unwitting adjective [ ʌnˈwɪtɪŋ ]

• (of a person) not aware of the full facts.
• "an unwitting accomplice"
Similar: unknowing, unconscious, unsuspecting, oblivious, unaware, innocent, unmindful, uninformed, ignorant, unenlightened, in the dark, incognizant, nescient,
Opposite: witting, knowing,
• not done on purpose; unintentional.
• "we are anxious to rectify the unwitting mistakes made in the past"
Similar: unintentional, unintended, inadvertent, involuntary, unmeant, unthinking, unplanned, unpremeditated, unconscious, accidental, chance,
Opposite: deliberate, conscious,
Origin: Old English unwitende ‘not knowing or realizing’ (see un-1, wit2).


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