un·aware
ˌən-ə-ˈwer 
: not aware : ignorant
unaware of the problem
unawarely
adverb
unawareness
noun
Examples of unaware in a Sentence
Adjective
she was unaware of the change in travel plans
Adverb
the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware
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The group was hiding in the maintenance room in the basement, unaware of the damage above.
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Adjective
Elden Henson plays Murdock’s legal partner, Foggy Nelson, who begins the series blissfully unaware of his colleague’s true identity.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
The prosecutor said the antiquities unit traced the books to South Carolina in 2006 but was unaware of their chain of custody until then.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
The group was hiding in the maintenance room in the basement, unaware of the damage above.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Susan Licate from the FBI's Cleveland office explained to the outlet that this is a common scam, either by text or phone call, to scare unaware grandparents into helping their grandkids.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unaware
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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unaware
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un·aware
ˌən-ə-ˈwa(ə)r
-ˈwe(ə)r
: unawares
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