unwitting

  • (s) not done with purpose or intent
    • an unintended slight
    • an unintentional pun
    • the offense was unintentional
    • an unwitting mistake may be overlooked
    unintentional, unplanned,
  • (a) not aware or knowing
    • an unwitting subject in an experiment
  • (s) unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
    • he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
    • an unknowledgeable assistant
    • his rudeness was unwitting
    unknowing, unknowledgeable, ignorant,

Synonyms

unintentional unplanned unknowing unknowledgeable ignorant

Antonyms

witting

See also

incognizant unaware

Words of close approximity

unwittingly