as in oblivious
not informed about or aware of something
she was unaware of the change in travel plans
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as in suddenly
without warning
the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware
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Recent Examples of unaware
Sean Neumann, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Falcons said Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data exposure or the prank until after the fact.
—Charles Odum, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
Their child is unaware of her mother's absence and continues to ask to be breastfed.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Many homeowners are unaware that these machines require regular maintenance.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The preschooler’s mother eventually opens the front door and lets her son inside, unaware of what just happened.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Falcons said Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data exposure or the prank until after the fact.
—Charles Odum, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
Their child is unaware of her mother's absence and continues to ask to be breastfed.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Many homeowners are unaware that these machines require regular maintenance.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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But these characters — oblivious hipsters with limited prospects and even more limited resources — couldn’t be more different from Allen’s affluent and accomplished Upper West Siders.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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Miraculously, those same analysts are oblivious to cost of diverting dozens of cases from federal courts into our state court system and creating juicy financial incentives for lawsuits to multiply.—
Mark Hillman,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Problematic to be sure, but also a very in-character move for an ignorant buffoon.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
6 May 2025
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But here's a reminder for us: casual cruelty, performed by ignorant fascists.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
Adverb
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The swiftness with which the market changed their stripes caught us unawares and big gains weren’t taken.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Mbaye, who now lives in Texas, told me about Diop’s passion for seeing the city from a lighthouse, and catching it unawares at dawn.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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