Synonyms for unwitting
- adjective
Most common
unknowing uninformed ignorant unaware unintended unintentional
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unknowing — unaware or uninformed; oblivious
unknowing, uninformed, ignorant, unaware, oblivious, clueless, unmindful, unknowledgeable
2. Unintended — unintentional
unintended, unintentional, inadvertent, accidental, unplanned, involuntary, undesigned, unpurposed
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unaware or uninformed; oblivious.
- adj. 2
Unintentional.
Related words
- Word family
- unwittingly
Example sentences
- ignorant Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
- unaware Yanni was definitely unaware of what was going on.
- unintended This had some unintended consequences for Algeria.
- unintentional The company claims that the delay was unintentional.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unwitting | rising | |
| ignorant | steady | |
| unaware | rising | |
| uninformed | steady | |
| unknowing | rising | |
| unintended | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- unaware3
- 8 letters
- ignorant3, clueless2
- 9 letters
- oblivious4, unplanned2, unknowing3, unmindful
- 10 letters
- accidental4, unintended4, uninformed3, undesigned, unpurposed
- 11 letters
- involuntary5, inadvertent4
- 13 letters
- unintentional5
- 15 letters
- unknowledgeable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unaware3 = 3 syllables).