Synonyms for unwittingly
un·wit·ting·ly

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1. unwittingly, inadvertently, unknowinglyadverb

   without knowledge or intention

   "he unwittingly deleted the references"

   Synonyms:
   unknowingly, inadvertently

   Antonyms:
   wittingly, knowingly

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1. unwittinglyadjective

   Synonyms:
   inadvertently, unconsciously, ignorantly, without knowing it

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1. unwittinglyadverb

   Synonyms:
   unknowingly, undesignedly, inadvertently

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1. List of paraphrases for "unwittingly":

   involuntarily, unconsciously, unintentionally, inadvertently, subconsciously, unknowingly, unwillingly

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1. Steve Mercer:

   People who submit DNA for ancestors testing are unwittingly becoming genetic informants on their innocent family.

2. Sarah Steele:

   While many online mums claim they have been tested for viruses during pregnancy, many do not realize that (such)screening needs to be undertaken regularly, sexual and other activities ... may expose the women to viruses that they may unwittingly pass on to consumers.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   I think they have proven — by not taking down something they know is false — that they were willing enablers of the Russian interference in our election, we have said all along, poor Facebook, they were unwittingly exploited by the Russians. I think wittingly, because right now they are putting up something that they know is false. I think it's wrong.

4. Gene Hamilton:

   Sean Spicer and Russ Vought are American patriots who were appointed to positions on the Board of Visitors at the United States Naval Academy because of their ability to contribute to the Board with their unique skills and tremendous experiences, president Biden’s threatened dismissal of them before their terms expire–from the purely advisory Board of Visitors, an entity that exercises no executive power whatsoever–violates the law. Our clients have every right to serve every single day remaining in their terms. But even if the Biden Administration prevails in its arguments, President Biden has perhaps unwittingly created a precedent that will be followed by all future administrations.

5. Daniel J. Boorstin:

   Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image. It was the land of the unexpected, of unbounded hope, of ideals, of quest for an unknown perfection. It is all the more unfitting that we should offer ourselves in images. And all the more fitting that the images which we make wittingly or unwittingly to sell America to the world should come back to haunt and curse us.