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Unwitting   /ənwˈɪtɪŋ/   Listen
Unwitting

adjective
1.
Not done with purpose or intent.  Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned.  "An unintentional pun" , "The offense was unintentional" , "An unwitting mistake may be overlooked"
2.
Not aware or knowing.
3.
Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge.  Synonyms: ignorant, unknowing, unknowledgeable.  "An unknowledgeable assistant" , "His rudeness was unwitting"






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"Unwitting" Quotes from Famous Books



... there a more consummate love-making, with all the base intent of betrayal, than this cavalier seduction of Michael by the elderly, six- quart ship's steward. When Michael, not entirely unwitting of the snub of the man's lack of interest, stirred restlessly with a threat to depart, he had flung ...
— Michael, Brother of Jerry • Jack London

... They use ostensibly charitable organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for funding and recruitment. Money for their operations is transferred surreptitiously through numerous banks, money exchanges, and alternate remittance systems (often known as "hawalas")—some legitimate and unwitting, others not. ...
— National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - February 2003 • United States

... her discovery before Doctor Sherman. She was certain that with her new-found knowledge, and with her entirely new point of view, they could quickly discover wherein he had been duped—for she still held him to be an unwitting tool—and thus quickly clear up the whole case. But for reasons already known she failed to find him; and learning that he had gone away with Blake, she well knew Blake would keep him out of her reach until the ...
— Counsel for the Defense • Leroy Scott



Words linked to "Unwitting" :   unplanned, uninformed, unaware, incognizant, unintended, witting



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