as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
narrow-minded, provincial people who are blissfully nescient of the world beyond their little suburb
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nescient
Adjective
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Excluding industry from the room doesn’t make for ‘independent’ policy but sets the table for ignorant policy.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Being ignorant but rational, the proto-citizens will necessarily settle on what Rawls called the Two Principles of Justice.—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Opposition politicians expressed disbelief that Starmer could have been unaware Mandelson had failed security vetting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Powell was unaware in the fall of 1975 that Wilkins had been invited to join the Pacific Coast Club by team director Tom Jennings, Wilkins said.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Then, 15 meters later, a clueless cameraman stepped onto lane 1 from the infield, oblivious to the approaching pack.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Nescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nescient. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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