nescient

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nescient
Adjective
  • Less prescient was her claim—ignorant in exactly the way of so many white feminists throughout history—that racial oppression would be solved once gender was abolished.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
  • The provision prohibiting states from regulating AI for the next 10 years is unconscionably ignorant and dangerous.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Most Americans are unaware of the unprecedented threats that AI may pose.
    Brendan Steinhauser, New York Daily News, 16 June 2025
  • However, there is a major caveat that fans are often unaware of — players must become free agents within a transfer window in order to sign elsewhere outside of one.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • But here’s the other risk: Chasers, especially novices, often stop abruptly on the side - or even middle - of a 70-mph highway, open their car doors to get out and cluelessly snap photos, oblivious to other chasers who may be barreling down behind them.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • There always seemed to be a little girl oblivious to everything but the cartoons.
    Mark Kriegel June 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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“Nescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nescient. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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