WITTING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

witting

adjective

ˈwi-tiŋ

Definition of witting

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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as in deliberate

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 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. — Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 7 June 2017

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Adjective

According to Oracle's customer communications, the company became aware of the incident around February 20, 2025.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
While Netanyahu has sought to project confidence, Trump is well aware of the prime minister’s difficult political position.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of aware

Adjective

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also rejected Zelenskyy's claims that the disruptions to the system were deliberate.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
In the lobby, the beams and columns join with such deliberate overelaborations as to mock the simplicity of the overall building.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberate

Adjective

Responding to the tough market, New York dealer Lauren Marinaro of Marinaro Gallery took a conscious decision to feature artworks under $10,000 from artists Ever Baldwin, Ridley Howard, Ron Isaacs, Ryan Johnson and Alessandro Teoldi.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Something that truly was almost seen [as] conscious, which is very hard for someone like Olivia, who believes in Jesus and the Bible.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of conscious

Adjective

Standout pieces like the MTM Loafer and the Mary Jean are effortless ways to dress up a daily look, effortlessly blending comfort and intentional style with timeless appeal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Last November, on twenty-two acres of traditional tribal territory, the Fond du Lac Band Fire Program led the first intentional burn in generations.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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