unwitting
adjective
un·wit·ting
ˌən-ˈwi-tiŋ 
1
: not knowing : unaware
kept the truth from their unwitting friends
2
: not intended : inadvertent
an unwitting mistake
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Examples of unwitting in a Sentence
He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.
an unwitting victim of fraud
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Joseph Ataman, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
For one, everyone will feel deeply betrayed by Helena, yet sympathetic to Helly R.’s unwitting abetting.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
Pan's parents and their unwitting companions were eventually placed under surveillance at a North Carolina hotel, where Marshals interviewed a clerk after the Pans checked out.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2025
Now, scammers are going both on and offline to target new unwitting victims.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Unwitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwitting. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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unwitting
adjective
un·wit·ting
ˌən-ˈwit-iŋ
ˈən-
1
: not intended : inadvertent
an unwitting mistake
2
: not knowing : unaware
unwittingly
adverb
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