Synonyms of unwitting
44 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for unwitting is uncultured. Other synonyms of unwitting are unlearned, unintentional, uncultivated, unknowledgeable and ill-informed. The opposite of unwitting is deliberate.
Synonyms and similar words for unwitting
adjectiveUnaware or uninformed; oblivious.
- clueless
- ignorant
- benighted
- cimmerian
- foolish
- ill-informedPoorly informed; ignorant.
- illiterate
- innocent
- nescient
- oblivious
- philistine derogatory
- tenebrose figurativelyMorally, culturally or mentally benighted; backward; uncivilized.
- unaware
- uncultivatedInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge.
- unculturedNot cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
- uneducatedNot educated.
- unenlightenedNot enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.
- uneruditeNot erudite; uneducated.
- uninformed
- unknowing
- unknowledgeableLacking knowledge: ignorant, naive, or both.
- unlearnedIgnorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
- unlearnt
- unlettered
- unmindful
- unread
- unscholarlyNot scholarly.
- unschooled
- untaught
- untrainedLacking training, not having been instructed in something.
- untutoredUntrained, not taught or educated in a field of knowledge.
- lack-learning obsoleteIgnorant.
- lay obsolete
- lewd obsolete
- loreless archaicWithout lore or learning; uneducated.
adjectiveUnintentional.
- inadvertent
- unintendedNot intended; unplanned.
- accidental
- designlessWithout design.
- involuntary
- undesigned
- unintentionalInadvertent; unwitting.
- unplanned
- unpurposedNot deliberate.
Opposite of unwitting
adjectiveUnintentional.
- deliberateDone on purpose; intentional.
Meaning of unwitting
- adjective Unaware or uninformed; oblivious.
- adjective Unintentional.
unwitting in other languages
Questions about synonyms of unwitting
- What is another word for unwitting?
- Unwitting has 44 synonyms on Word.ws, such as uncultured, unlearned, unintentional, uncultivated, unknowledgeable, ill-informed, uneducated and untrained.
- What is the opposite of unwitting?
- The opposite of unwitting is deliberate. Other antonyms of unwitting are aware.
- What does unwitting mean?
- Unwitting means unaware or uninformed; oblivious.
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