Meaning & use

unknowing

adjective·Academic

Not aware of something; lacking knowledge of the facts of a situation.

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The unknowing tourists wandered straight into the middle of the protest.

She became an unknowing accomplice by simply forwarding the email to a friend.

A note on using this word

Unknowing often implies innocence, describing someone who lacks knowledge through no fault of their own, unlike ignorant, which can sound more critical.

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