as in ignorance
the state of being unaware or uninformed
your complete incognizance of the inflammatory effect of such language is amazing
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
a bunch of loud partygoers who seemed utterly incognizant of the disturbance they were creating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incognizance
Noun
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Trump’s disdain for classic neoliberal U.S. soft power — and for the values and institutions that uphold it — is likely to hurt American interests in just the same way his tariff regime and utter ignorance of real-world trade theory do.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025 -
The pathos here thus depends largely on the reader’s total ignorance of Vietnamese.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Many homeowners are unaware that these machines require regular maintenance.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Many Americans are unaware that government regulation of industry helped bring us these precious gains in children’s health, by keeping tuberculosis, E.coli, and yes, bird flu out of the milk people drink.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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People are deeply moved by some aspect of it and sometimes seemingly oblivious to other aspects of it.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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When Woods’ teammate Tom Kim turned his back on a chip-in, tossing his club in celebration, oblivious to the fact that his ball had lipped out, Woods was convulsed with laughter.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This situation would be a comedy of errors if not for its ending in tragedy: Andy is ignorant of Sherry’s affections, Sherry has no notion of Crawford’s intentions, and Crawford could not care less about either of them.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some sellers, who may only own a home for a few years, may be ignorant of its past.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Incognizance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incognizance. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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