as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss
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Recent Examples of oblivious
Told by a mate that just such a brawl is brewing, Jacob (Will Harrison, excellent) goes flying toward an oblivious bystander, fist first, knocking the unsuspecting victim to the ground.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Pixels are flying from shelves as users embrace the AI generation, still oblivious to most of the privacy compromises implied in over-sharing with AI assistants operating in corporate data centers.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Back home, Arya is busy with her favorite search games and word play, oblivious to her superpower.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Pixels are flying from shelves as users embrace the AI generation, still oblivious to most of the privacy compromises implied in over-sharing with AI assistants operating in corporate data centers.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Back home, Arya is busy with her favorite search games and word play, oblivious to her superpower.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivious
Adjective
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Dumb and Dumber Two incredibly stupid friends embark on a cross-country road trip to return a briefcase full of money, completely unaware that it was meant for criminals.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of companies, frequently unaware of the workings of satellite communications systems, were sending their data via those satellites without end-to-end encryption, which is a standard in today's secure internet communication.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In fact, the term itself was an epithet throughout the founding era, a way to describe ignorant and easily deceived popular majorities, perpetually vulnerable to demagogues.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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International students are close to entirely ignorant of Canadian history and politics.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Oblivious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivious. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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