unknowing
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adjective \-ˈnō-iŋ\Definition of UNKNOWING
: not knowing
— un·know·ing·ly \-iŋ-lē\ adverb
See Examples of UNKNOWING
- <those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening>
- <the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip>
First Known Use of UNKNOWING
14th century
Related to UNKNOWING
- Synonyms
- aw-shucks, dewy, dewy-eyed, green, ingenuous, innocent, naïf (or naif), primitive, simple, simpleminded, uncritical, naive, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, wide-eyed
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
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