1
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
Kilmer plays Nick Rivers, a dashing rock ’n’ roller in the Elvis Presley mold who becomes an unwitting cog in a plot to reunite Germany when he is sent to perform at a cultural festival.
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Greenland became an unwitting combatant, and the United States stepped in, not to conquer but to protect.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Once employed by the network, federal employees could then be asked to share increasingly sensitive information about government operations or recommend additional people who might be targeted for willing or unwitting participation, the analysts said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2018, the veteran sommelier and wine director became an unwitting casualty of an explosive cheating scandal within the Court of Master Sommeliers, the nonprofit organization that administers the elite exam.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Hank Sanders, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Greenland became an unwitting combatant, and the United States stepped in, not to conquer but to protect.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2025
Once employed by the network, federal employees could then be asked to share increasingly sensitive information about government operations or recommend additional people who might be targeted for willing or unwitting participation, the analysts said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2018, the veteran sommelier and wine director became an unwitting casualty of an explosive cheating scandal within the Court of Master Sommeliers, the nonprofit organization that administers the elite exam.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwitting
Adjective
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The trauma Miami Dolphins fans experience isn’t accidental.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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The difference in these teams after this opening act — 80 minutes of often great, mostly white-knuckled hockey — was an accidental flip of the puck out of play for a two-minute penalty near the end of overtime.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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However, there is a major caveat that fans are often unaware of — players must become free agents within a transfer window in order to sign elsewhere outside of one.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Most Americans are unaware of the unprecedented threats that AI may pose.—
Brendan Steinhauser,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2025
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These inadvertent discriminatory outputs could lead to serious legal and compliance issues and infringe on the privacy rights of individuals.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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There are new economic factors at play that may have the inadvertent effect of slowing fast fashion and overconsumption, which would ultimately reduce industry emissions.—
Karen Dougherty,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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But here’s the other risk: Chasers, especially novices, often stop abruptly on the side - or even middle - of a 70-mph highway, open their car doors to get out and cluelessly snap photos, oblivious to other chasers who may be barreling down behind them.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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There always seemed to be a little girl oblivious to everything but the cartoons.—
Mark Kriegel
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Less prescient was her claim—ignorant in exactly the way of so many white feminists throughout history—that racial oppression would be solved once gender was abolished.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The provision prohibiting states from regulating AI for the next 10 years is unconscionably ignorant and dangerous.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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“Unwitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwitting. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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