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| Main Entry: |
unwittingly
 [uhn-wit-ing] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inadvertently |
| Synonyms: | accidentally, unintentionally |
| Antonyms: | advisedly, knowingly |
| Main Entry: | accidentally |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | by chance |
| Synonyms: | by mistake, fortuitously, haphazardly, unintentionally, unwittingly |
| Main Entry: | unawares |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without warning; suddenly |
| Synonyms: | aback, abruptly, accidentally, by accident, by mistake, by surprise, carelessly, ignorantly, inadvertently, mistakenly, off guard, short, sudden, surprisingly, unconsciously, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unknowingly, unprepared, unready, unwittingly |
| Notes: | unaware is an adjective that means 'not being aware of something' and unawares is an adverb meaning 'by surprise; unexpectedly' |
| Antonyms: | consciously, knowingly |
Example Sentences
- But deer are also thriving because of the ways people have carved up the countryside, unwittingly creating prime deer habitat.
- In the process, they may be unwittingly kicking off the next great entrepreneurial boom.
- Many of these tourists are unwittingly visiting a country with shocking crime statistics.
| Main Entry: | inadvertently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unintentionally |
| Synonyms: | accidentally, involuntarily, not by design, unwittingly |
| Main Entry: | by chance |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | by accident |
| Synonyms: | accidentally, as luck would have it, by a fluke, by coincidence, by mistake, for some reason, fortuitously, out of the clear blue sky, unexpectedly, unintentionally, unwittingly |
| Main Entry: | unconsciously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without thinking |
| Synonyms: | abstractedly, automatically, carelessly, disregardfully, habitually, heedlessly, inattentively, neglectfully, thoughtlessly, unintentionally, unknowingly, unthinkingly, unwittingly |
| Antonyms: | consciously, deliberately, intentionally, knowingly, willfully |
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