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Meanings of unwitting in English

Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge.

ignorantunknowledgeableunknowing
Related terms
uninformed

Not done with purpose or intent.

unintentionalunplanned
Related terms
unintended

Not aware or knowing.

unaware
witting
Usage of unwitting in English
1
There are many pitfalls to stymie the unwitting start-up company's best efforts.
The Irish Times
2
Less well known is Paterson's real if unwitting link to the attacks.
Reuters
3
But it took just one unwitting party animal to wreck it all.
News.com.au
4
Crucially, Kogan also captured the same data for each person's unwitting friends.
The Guardian
5
He is no unwitting participant involved in this tragedy by sheer coincidence.
Ebony
6
I was no longer an unwitting passenger in the Cursed One's memory.
Monster Hunter International
7
It is a potential disaster that is being pursued with unwitting ineptitude.
The Guardian
8
One immigration adviser describes them as unwitting swimmers in crocodile infested waters.
Radio NZ
9
And, during part of that time, unknowing sufferers can be unwitting spreaders.
News.com.au
10
Does local knowledge prompt us to assume too much of the unwitting visitor?
The Irish Times
11
Active accomplice, or unwitting rube, Natalya's story was the story of this abduction.
Lockdown
12
Yet all unwitting you have served him better than any of his hirelings.
The high king
13
Well-meaning academics have a history of unwitting involvement with fraud, blackmail and robbery.
The water room
14
He sprayed an unwitting mouthful of water over the edge of the bucket.
The brazen gambit
15
Recently, Scully and Mulder discovered they were unwitting pawns in a scary conspiracy.
The Irish Times
16
But the real advantage of the PHANToM may be salvation of unwitting patients.
Wired
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Unwitting through the time
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Unwitting across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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