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Antonyms for witting

Grammar : Adj
Spell : wit-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪt ɪŋ


Definition of witting

Origin :
  • "aware," mid-14c. (implied in wittingly), present participle adjective from wit (v.).
  • As in intentional : adj deliberate
  • As in knowing : adj experienced, aware
  • As in sensible : adj realistic, reasonable
  • As in voluntary : adj willing
  • As in willful : adj voluntary
  • As in willing : adj agreeable, ready
  • As in uncompelled : adj voluntary
  • As in unforced : adj voluntary
  • As in cognizant : adj aware
  • As in conscious : adj alert, awake
  • As in conversant : adj experienced, familiar with
  • As in deliberate : adj intentional
  • As in express : adj certain, precise
Example sentences :
  • But Charles, proceeding, could see in this figure only the witting cause of all the trouble.
  • Extract from : « Angela's Business » by Henry Sydnor Harrison
  • To all this problem, vexing so many generations, the clear and witting touch of Lincoln's sacrificial penitence is the master key.
  • Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; » by Clark S. Beardslee
  • I had my reasons––good ones––I––came back to confess to the––un––un––witting––killing of my cousin, Richard.
  • Extract from : « The Eye of Dread » by Payne Erskine
  • Spain arrogated to herself unlimited power over the nations she had founded, witting not that they were nations.
  • Extract from : « Ponce de Leon » by William Pilling
  • This, however, cannot be expected till they see clearly that foreign iron-masters are witting to co-operate.
  • Extract from : « Life's Handicap » by Rudyard Kipling

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