unwitting

/ʌnwˈɪtɪŋ/

/ənˈwɪtɪŋ/

unwitting

not done with purpose or intent

not aware or knowing

antonyms : witting

unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

synonyms : ignorant

Examples

1. The treadmill workers were the unwitting guinea pigs at the center of a technological marvel.

2. Those from a poor backround have a big unwitting advantage here.

3. One isn’t acquiring a friend, more an unwitting torturer.

4. Owens’s Olympic victories on Hitler's turf made him an unwitting political symbol.