Meaning & use
unknowing
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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