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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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Blub, for his part, likely carried on swimming without a care in the world — unaware that his laps around a small tank had just made international headlines.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Patients were unaware that this tool was being used to determine the level of their care.
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Yet up to 60% of people with thyroid disease remain unaware of their condition because fatigue, mood changes, and weight shifts get attributed to stress or aging before testing is even considered.
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Adjective
Turkish doctors found no correlation between BMI and hyoid bone fracture in pediatric deaths by hanging, and Parisian doctors are generally unaware of adolescents’ dangerous games.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Blub, for his part, likely carried on swimming without a care in the world — unaware that his laps around a small tank had just made international headlines.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Patients were unaware that this tool was being used to determine the level of their care.
—Oni Blackstock, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Yet up to 60% of people with thyroid disease remain unaware of their condition because fatigue, mood changes, and weight shifts get attributed to stress or aging before testing is even considered.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 27 Mar. 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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