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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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
That tricky combination leaves many cases undiagnosed early on and many individuals unaware of their own elevated risk.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
News agencies ran photographs of individuals burning piles of documents both inside the prison and in its grounds, sometimes simply to warm themselves against the cold weather, unaware of their value.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
The leader who does excellent work in private, who processes carefully before speaking and who finds large group settings actively draining is usually unaware of just how much their patterns of presence and withdrawal are being (mis)read by the team depending on them.
—Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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Adjective
Linklater’s Richard Warren had to be menacing enough in 1702 to inspire his congregation to bury him alive in order to contain his evil, and to send Sarah fleeing the island in the night with his children, unaware that taking them off the island will turn them to dust.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2026
That tricky combination leaves many cases undiagnosed early on and many individuals unaware of their own elevated risk.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
News agencies ran photographs of individuals burning piles of documents both inside the prison and in its grounds, sometimes simply to warm themselves against the cold weather, unaware of their value.
—Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
The leader who does excellent work in private, who processes carefully before speaking and who finds large group settings actively draining is usually unaware of just how much their patterns of presence and withdrawal are being (mis)read by the team depending on them.
—Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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un·aware
ˌən-ə-ˈwa(ə)r
-ˈwe(ə)r
: unawares
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