UNWITTING Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

unwitting

adjective

ˌən-ˈwi-tiŋ

Definition of unwitting

as in accidental

happening by chance an unwitting mistake made in copying the material

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as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something an unwitting accomplice to the crime

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Recent Examples of unwitting The Housewife is certainly at its most potent during those earlier sequences, when Sheridan’s Lelyveld is under the mistaken impression that Hermine Ryan is the unwitting victim rather than the unrepentant perpetrator. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 This goes all kinds of wrong, setting off a viral brouhaha and turning the hapless Owen into an unwitting pariah. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Donald Trump‘s ruse of hiding in an airport catering truck to secretly switch planes and evade a potential Iranian missile, leaving unwitting reporters and some White House staffers and cabinet members in the threatened Air Force One. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026 And then there is Kerkering, an unwitting symbol for all of this. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unwitting

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Adjective

But AppleCare One doesn't cover service fees for accidental damage.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Police are investigating the incident as an accidental death.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of accidental

Adjective

An employee was unaware of testing sanitizer for the ware washing sink.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Communication breakdowns may leave patients unaware of available services, while a lack of referrals can keep them from receiving needed care.

— Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Given that the dynamic between Europe and Russia is now characterized by pervasive mutual suspicion, conspiracy theories, and expectations of war, there is a growing danger of inadvertent escalation.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
When a leader announces that a new tool will simplify processes, there’s an inadvertent message sent to employees.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inadvertent

Adjective

Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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