unknowingly
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unknowingly
- /ʌnˈnəʊ.ɪŋ.li/
adverb
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Without awareness, without intent.
An endianness difference can cause problems if a computer unknowingly tries to read binary data written in the opposite format from a shared memory location or file.
Similar: unwittingly
Opposite: knowingly
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unwittingly, inadvertently, unbeknownst, unconsciously, involuntarily, subconsciously, unknownly, unawarely, unawares, unobservingly, unthoughtedly, unknowledgeably, unwarnedly, unweetingly, designlessly, thoughtlessly
adverb
Opposite: knowingly
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adv without awareness, without intent
| Français | sans le savoir, inconsciemment, sans s'en rendre compte |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | unbewusst |
| Русский | бессозна́тельно bessoznátelʹno |
| العربية | بِغَيْرِ عِلْم biḡayri ʕilm |
Talk about this word "unknowingly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unknowingly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unknowingly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unknowingly "unknowingly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unknowingly.Cite this
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title = {unknowingly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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