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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He kept the truth from his unwitting friends.
an unwitting victim of fraud
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
But the film also tells a parallel story that happened out of view of their public-facing one, in which, over a span of many years, someone posed as Tegan online and lured numerous unwitting fans into emotionally fraught relationships.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Lydia panics and snaps out of that nightmare, hinting that Beetlejuice isn’t done messing with her and maybe Astrid is the next choice to be his unwitting bride.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024
Watch Creep on Netflix 12 of 34 A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting
This exciting Halloween adventure sees an unwitting babysitter (Tamara Smart) recruited to a secret society of monster-fighting teens.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Unwitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwitting. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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