incognizant

in·cog·ni·zant

adj \(ˌ)in-ˈkäg-nə-zənt\

Definition of INCOGNIZANT

: lacking awareness or consciousness <incognizant of the danger>

— in·cog·ni·zance \-zən(t)s\ noun

Examples of INCOGNIZANT

1. <a bunch of loud partygoers who seemed utterly incognizant of the disturbance they were creating>

First Known Use of INCOGNIZANT

1837

Related to INCOGNIZANT

Synonyms: clueless, ignorant, innocent, insensible, nescient, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unwitting

Antonyms: acquainted, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting

Related Words: uneducated, unschooled, untaught; absent, absentminded, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, inconscient

Near Antonyms: au courant, hip, plugged-in, up-to-date; educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught; heedful, observant; sensitive, sentient

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