Unwitting definition in context with images and synonyms from the book, Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student. Learn the word, unwitting, with parts of speech and in short real passages to practice reading comprehension.
/ʌnˈwɪt.ɪŋ/ (adj)
Unwitting definition
- without knowing about something, ignorant, unknowing, incognizant, unconscious, unaware, oblivious, unsuspecting
- unintentional, involuntary, accidental, inadvertent
Example
To prevent the public authorities in the Netherlands unwittingly facilitating crime, the Public Administration (Probity Screening) Act has been introduced so that municipalities and other authorities can check the criminal records of businesses and individuals.
Source of example: https://www.government.nl/
Antonyms
cognizant, intentional, witting, knowing, deliberate
Parts of speech
Adverb: unwittingly
Noun: unwittingness
