unwittingly
In an unwitting mannerIn an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
» Tom had unwittingly admitted his guilt to the crime.
Meaning
1 sensesIn an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
She realized to her horror that she had unwittingly helped those people she most despised.
unbeabsichtigt, unabsichtlich, ungewollt
- without knowledge or intention
Examples
7 sentencesTom had unwittingly admitted his guilt to the crime.
Tom has unwittingly been contributing to a right-wing project.
deTom hat unwissentlich zu einem rechtsgerichteten Projekt beigetragen. — mhr
I had unwittingly submitted the sentence that had a spelling error.
Unwittingly, he told her exactly what she wanted to know.
ruНеосознанно он ей сказал все, что она хотела узнать. — wondersz1
deOhne es zu merken, sagte er ihr genau das, was sie wissen wollte. — cost
Unwittingly he told her all that she wanted to know.
ruНеосознанно он ей сказал все, что она хотела узнать. — wondersz1
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English on-wytyngly, un-wetandly, unweteynglye, unwetinglie, un-wetinglye, unwFrom Middle English on-wytyngly, un-wetandly, unweteynglye, unwetinglie, un-wetinglye, unwetyngly, unwitandly, unwitendely, unwitingly, unwittandly, unwityngli, unwityngly, unwytyngeleche, unwytyngli, equivalent to unwitting + -ly or un- + wittingly.
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Forms
more unwittingly, most unwittingly| Comparative | more unwittingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unwittingly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- without knowledge or intention:inadvertentlyunknowingly
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb