Meaning & use
unknowingly
Without realizing or being aware of what one is doing.
See it in a sentence
He unknowingly signed away his rights by not reading the contract carefully.
The tourists unknowingly wandered into a restricted military zone near the border.
A note on using this word
Unknowingly modifies the subject's awareness, not their intention; compare it with 'accidentally', which focuses more on the lack of intent behind an action.
Words with a similar meaning
unwittinglyinadvertently
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Words with an opposite meaning
knowinglydeliberately
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