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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Adjective
Hong Kong — For half an hour as the fire grew and swallowed an adjacent building, Wan watched television in his home, unaware of the danger blazing his way.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Instead, the Church moved priests like Holihan quietly and without warning, leaving parents and children unaware of the danger.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Despite that fact, however, many people are unaware of it, including the descendants who still live around the plantation home.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Nov. 2025
Six days after Elizabeth’s death unaware of the queen’s passing, the rebel leader Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, had surrendered to the English government thereby ending the Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 3 Dec. 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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