Without knowing or understanding; ignorantly; unwittingly, unintentionally. Also with to (a person).

Not knowing; not possessing knowledge or understanding; ignorant; ill-informed; naive. Used parenthetically or with adverbial force. Cf. unknowingly…

quasi-adv. Without knowing it; in ignorance, innocently.

Not wittingly, knowingly, or intentionally; unconsciously, inadvertently; ignorantly.

= unawares, adv.

Unknowingly, unwittingly; unintentionally.

Without being aware; unconsciously; inadvertently; unintentionally. Cf. unaware, adv. 1.

= unawares, adv. 1a.

at unawares. = sense 1a 1b.

Without suspicion.

Unsuspectingly.