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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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Over one-third of American adults are unaware of HPV or the HPV vaccine, according to a new research letter published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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At one park, about a dozen people were clustered together with their belongings and a few tents, seemingly unaware of the new crackdown.
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Adjective
Overall, one in three adults nationally are unaware of the connection between HPV and cancer, reveals a study from the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in South Carolina.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Over one-third of American adults are unaware of HPV or the HPV vaccine, according to a new research letter published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
At the time, Kaylee was unaware of the pole dancers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At one park, about a dozen people were clustered together with their belongings and a few tents, seemingly unaware of the new crackdown.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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unaware
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un·aware
ˌən-ə-ˈwa(ə)r
-ˈwe(ə)r
: unawares
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