unwittingly
Not on purpose
Unwittingly means without awareness or intention—doing something without realizing you're doing it or without understanding its significance.
She had unwittingly revealed the secret.
He unwittingly walked into a trap.
The word often appears when someone causes harm or makes a mistake through ignorance rather than malice.
Lacking awareness or information
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
- ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
clueless · naive · innocent · uninformed · unconscious · nescient · guileless · unbriefed
Done without intention
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
unthinking · unpremeditated · unwilled · automatic · instinctive · mechanical · subconscious · thoughtless
unknowing
Lacking awareness or information
- obliviousLacking any awareness
- unsuspectingNot anticipating danger
- unawareLacking knowledge of something
ignorant · clueless · naive · innocent · uninformed · unconscious · nescient · guileless · unbriefed · uninitiated
inadvertent
Done without intention
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- unintendedNot done on purpose
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
involuntary · unthinking · unpremeditated · unwilled · automatic · instinctive · mechanical · subconscious · thoughtless · careless
- -ly adverbsaccidentally, randomly, unexpectedly, luckily, fortunately
- unintentionallyaccidentally, unintentionally, inadvertently, by accident, unknowingly
- without intentunintentionally, inadvertently, accidentally, unconsciously
unwittinglyknowingly
With deliberate awareness
wittingly · deliberately · intentionally · consciously · advertently
unwittinglydeliberately
Done with intention
intentionally · purposely · advisedly · on purpose · by design
- unwitting participantSomeone involved without realizing