as in ignorance
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach
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Recent Examples of oblivion
Adolescents tend to operate in a blissful state of oblivion around the aesthetic curation of a home, but Adam Sternberg wasn’t like most children.
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Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Wandering among the half naked nymphs and leering wolves and buff mermen poking their lovely wet heads out of glassy forest pools, their eyes dark with wanting to drag her down to oblivion.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Thus, all of the Face Cards are defeated, leading Mira to be zapped to oblivion.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
The hypercompetent old-timey secretary is turbocharged into oblivion with Gardner’s performance as Trudy, who anticipates all of her boss’s requests, up to a point.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
Wandering among the half naked nymphs and leering wolves and buff mermen poking their lovely wet heads out of glassy forest pools, their eyes dark with wanting to drag her down to oblivion.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Thus, all of the Face Cards are defeated, leading Mira to be zapped to oblivion.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Sep. 2025
The hypercompetent old-timey secretary is turbocharged into oblivion with Gardner’s performance as Trudy, who anticipates all of her boss’s requests, up to a point.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivion
Noun
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Like in One Battle After Another, DiCaprio played buffoonish and vaguely incompetent, but Scorsese doesn’t weaponize his ignorance for laughs.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Also, don’t mistake your own ignorance & apathy as universal or admirable.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But some degree of forgetfulness is a normal part of life.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to her, his reaction wasn’t just forgetfulness but entitlement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In the film, after switching bodies for a day, Tess and Anna reach a nirvana of empathy and understanding.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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This can be done through a more seamless, predictive human-machine interface while fully engaging the five senses that will foster a nirvana of personal immersion.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even with a low fatality rate, the virus can cause lasting complications, including brain damage, neurological problems, and blindness.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Consuming the chemical can result in difficulty breathing, blindness, dizziness, seizures, severe abdominal pain and death.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Watching your character confront Giuliano and attempt to profess her innocence once again was intense.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Comey declared his innocence in a social media post and welcomed a trial.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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