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
Cardenas is tall and handsome, one of those men who manages to straddle the jock-nerd divide, and whose behavior can be read as either supremely confident or socially oblivious.
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James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Craig, obviously, is oblivious to the whole thing.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs spent a full season flirting with danger, as though oblivious to its consequences, as though the results would change even absent substantive improvement, and now those consequences have smacked them in the face.
—Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
This is also not the voice that was oblivious to what the newspapers and the magazines of the time said about her, or the letters in handwriting that meandered like tendrils on a vine.
—Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oblivious
James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Craig, obviously, is oblivious to the whole thing.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
The Chiefs spent a full season flirting with danger, as though oblivious to its consequences, as though the results would change even absent substantive improvement, and now those consequences have smacked them in the face.
—Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
This is also not the voice that was oblivious to what the newspapers and the magazines of the time said about her, or the letters in handwriting that meandered like tendrils on a vine.
—Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oblivious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivious
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But, while the après-ski is a highlight for many, ski insurance experts are also issuing a warning to holidaymakers to plan responsibly and only return to the slopes when alcohol has fully left your system to avoid invalidating your insurance - something which many travellers are unaware of.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Someone suffering from frostbite can be unaware of it because tissues that become frozen are numb, the CDC said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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We’d be laughed at and called ignorant boors!—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Dunk isn’t ignorant of what doing the right thing could cost him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Oblivious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivious. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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