witting
noun
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Definition of witting
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 chiefly dialectal : knowledge or awareness of something : cognizance
2 chiefly dialectal : information obtained or communicated : news
witting
adjective
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Definition of witting (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : cognizant or aware of something : conscious a witting participant
2 : done deliberately : intentional a witting violation
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Other Words from witting
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for witting
Synonyms: Adjective
conscious, deliberate, intended, intentional, knowing, purposeful, purposive, set, voluntary, willed, willful (or wilful)
Antonyms: Adjective
nondeliberate, nonpurposive, unintentional
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Examples of witting in a Sentence
Adjective
she was a witting partner; he had told her about the risk involved your witting assistance in helping the robber escape makes you an accessory after the factRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. — Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, "Read Former FBI Director James Comey's Full Remarks for His Senate Hearing Tomorrow," 7 June 2017 These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Why the CIA Needs Its Own Horowitz Report," 29 June 2018 Another major unanswered question is whether Mueller's grand jury will charge any Americans as witting participants in the hacking and leaking scheme — including anyone associated with Trump's presidential campaign. — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, "Mueller eyes charges against Russians who stole, spread Democrats’ emails," 1 Mar. 2018 Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between. — Carina Chocano, New York Times, "Behind Every Villain Stands Someone ‘Complicit’," 17 Jan. 2018 Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "James Comey statement: Read former FBI chief detail meetings with Trump over Russia," 8 June 2017 Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "James Comey statement: Read former FBI chief detail meetings with Trump over Russia," 8 June 2017 Let’s continue: Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. — Monique Judge, The Root, "James Comey’s Statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee Is the Most Epic Dry-Snitch of All Time," 8 June 2017 Because the nature of the hostile foreign nation is well known, counterintelligence investigations tend to be centered on individuals the FBI suspects to be witting or unwitting agents of that foreign power. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "James Comey statement: Read former FBI chief detail meetings with Trump over Russia," 8 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'witting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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