unaware

1 of 2

adjective

un·​aware ˌən-ə-ˈwer How to pronounce unaware (audio)
: not aware : ignorant
unaware of the problem
unawarely adverb
unawareness noun

unaware

2 of 2

adverb

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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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 See All Example Sentences for unaware

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1696, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1581, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unaware was in 1581

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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

1 of 2 adverb
un·​aware ˌən-ə-ˈwa(ə)r How to pronounce unaware (audio)
-ˈwe(ə)r

unaware

2 of 2 adjective
: not aware : ignorant
unawareness noun

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