Unwitting

Quick meaning: Unwitting is an adjective meaning Unaware or uninformed; oblivious.

Meaning

Unaware or uninformed; oblivious.

More Meanings

1. Unintentional.

Example Sentences

(transl.) 4th century BC, Plato, Sophist, 230a Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting.

We've located the perfect site for experimentation on live test subjects. Kadara's "badlands" offer unsupervised access to unwitting test subjects free from any lawful or ethical constraints.

Persistent but unwitting excessive speed over a sharply curved turnout forming part of a double junction, which resulted in slight track distortion, was the primary cause of the derailment of an electric m.u. at Bethnal Green on Saturday, June 17 last.

Synonyms for unwitting

Depending on context, synonyms include clueless, ignorant, benighted, cimmerian, foolish, ill-informed.

Antonyms for unwitting

Common opposites include aware, cognizant, deliberate, witting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unaware, unknowing, uninformed, unplanned, unknowledgeable, unintended.

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