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incognizant

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkäg-nə-zənt How to pronounce incognizant (audio)
Definition of incognizantnext
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 incognizant
  1. unaware
  2. oblivious
  3. ignorant
Adjective
  • Officials said the girls cross-country coaching staff and team members were unaware of Lincoln-Way students’ actions at the previous night’s football game.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Eleanor, now sickly and desperate, clings to her husband completely unaware of his plans to leave her.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of unaware
Adjective
  • In Digger, Cruise — nearly unrecognizable in makeup and prosthetics — plays an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Her face crumples amid strained phone calls with A’s oblivious mother, while her eyes blaze like a four-alarm fire during a crushing panic attack brought on by a pushy date.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblivious
Adjective
  • The old worst dressed lists could be cruel, sexist, culturally ignorant, and spectacularly misguided.
    — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Mamdani’s ignorant opinion illustrates Kissinger’s concern, relying on emotional display rather than the facts.
    — Daniel Kolkey, Oc Register, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignorant
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“Incognizant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incognizant. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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