Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for unwitting

Two senses of unwitting live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High CampThinking and knowing

unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

The unwitting customers had no idea about the scam.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

ignorant

Same sentence, swapped: The ignorant customers had no idea about the scam.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for unwitting as it is used in the sentence above.

unplanned
insensible
unintentional

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High Camp

not done with purpose or intent

An unwitting mistake may be overlooked.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

unintentional

Same sentence, swapped: An unintentional mistake may be overlooked.

Close but different

witless
insensible
unfamiliar

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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