Synonyms of unknowing

unknowing

adjective

1

as in naive

lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment

those unknowing people who think that the world is a kindly place are in for a rude awakening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• naive
• innocent
• simple
• unsuspecting
• inexperienced
• immature
• naïve
• primitive
• unsophisticated
• unsuspicious
• uncritical
• unwary
• unworldly
• ingenuous
• dewy
• green
• trusting
• simpleminded
• wide-eyed
• childish
• trustful
• believing
• naïf
• careless
• naif
• dewy-eyed
• childlike
• aw-shucks
• gullible
• idealistic
• impractical
• callow
• credulous
• unrealistic
• susceptible
• thoughtless
• heedless
• gullable
• unguarded
• raw
• duped
• tricked
• gulled
• beguiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• knowing
• worldly
• experienced
• sophisticated
• critical
• suspicious
• cynical
• cosmopolitan
• skeptical
• incredulous
• careful
• doubting
• watchful
• cautious
• unconvinced
• wary
• worldly-wise
• leery
• realistic
• pragmatic
• guarded
• suspecting
• sober
• leary
• down-to-earth
• hardheaded
• pragmatical
• streetwise
• street-smart

2

as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something

the poor woman has been the unknowing target of some pretty vicious gossip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unaware
• ignorant
• oblivious
• unwitting
• uninformed
• unconscious
• unmindful
• clueless
• in the dark
• innocent
• nescient
• incognizant
• unacquainted
• uneducated
• insensible
• unschooled
• untaught
• heedless
• inattentive
• absent
• absentminded
• abstracted
• inconscient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aware
• knowing
• conscious
• cognizant
• mindful
• informed
• acquainted
• grounded
• conversant
• hip
• taught
• witting
• knowledgeable
• educated
• up-to-date
• observant
• sensitive
• plugged-in
• sentient
• au courant
• schooled
• heedful