1
as in aware
having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
she was a witting partner; he had told her about the risk involved
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2
as in conscious
made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing
your witting assistance in helping the robber escape makes you an accessory after the fact
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Recent Examples of witting
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.
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Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 7 June 2017
These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 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, 1 Mar. 2018
Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between.
—Carina Chocano, New York Times, 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, 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, 8 June 2017
Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 7 June 2017
These agencies, in turn, viewed Mr. Trump as a witting or unwitting Kremlin agent.
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 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, 1 Mar. 2018
Harvey Weinstein built his complicity machine out of the witting, the unwitting and those in between.
—Carina Chocano, New York Times, 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, 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, 8 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for witting
Adjective
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Health professionals were aware of it, but no one from the public opinion, no one.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis was said to be alert and aware throughout the health episodes and occasionally posted messages on X, acknowledging the good wishes sent his way.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The victim, a man in his 20s, was alert and conscious and was transported to an area hospital for treatment, Boisvert said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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First responders arrived at the scene around 10:03 a.m. to find Joseph conscious and alert, the sheriff's office said.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not an add-on department, but a deliberate disruption team.—
Abigail Stuart,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Carney's emergence as the new leader of the Liberals offered voters a deliberate contrast to Trudeau's focus on identity politics and other progressive causes.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Washington Post reports that the Office of Personnel Management basically told HR officials across the government that the emails are voluntary and that the agency didn't plan to do anything with the emails that were submitted.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2025
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The 49ers’ voluntary offseason program got underway Tuesday, while the trio named above awaits contract extensions befitting their status as underpaid leaders on a franchise in flux.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This discipline of separating fact from opinion is needed to turn reactive patterns into intentional awareness.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas 6, Florida 0 — Middle 5th Inning The Razorbacks loaded the bases with a hit batsman, error and intentional walk, and Kuhio Aloy made the Gators pay with a 2-run, 1-out RBI single.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For now, the most exclusive address in American diplomacy stands empty, its intended resident sidelined by the tough math of congressional politics.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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An average dE of below 2 indicates color accurate enough that a casual observer may be unable to distinguish any variation between the color on screen and the intended (source) color.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Witting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/witting. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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