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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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Riverside staffers seemed unaware and couldn’t find a key to the room for a good half hour.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Swiping Safes, Dodging Ambushes Back in Damascus, some 3,000 members of the General Intelligence services were still inside the sprawling security compound in the capital’s southwest, unaware that regime elites had already fled.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The new report stated that OceanGate's real-time monitoring data analysis of Titan's pressure was flawed, so the company was unaware that the vessel was damaged and needed to be immediately removed from service.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But creditors allege First Brands used the same invoice multiple times to access funds from private lenders that were unaware of the double dipping.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Riverside staffers seemed unaware and couldn’t find a key to the room for a good half hour.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Swiping Safes, Dodging Ambushes Back in Damascus, some 3,000 members of the General Intelligence services were still inside the sprawling security compound in the capital’s southwest, unaware that regime elites had already fled.
—Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The new report stated that OceanGate's real-time monitoring data analysis of Titan's pressure was flawed, so the company was unaware that the vessel was damaged and needed to be immediately removed from service.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 22 Oct. 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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