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
Meanwhile, at Casa, an oblivious Cierra is starting to make a connection with bombshell Elan.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
The royal, who has been a client of the celebrity facialist Deborah Mitchell for over two decades, once received her usual order of products from the beauty expert’s bee venom range, oblivious that her favorite face cream actually contained honey from her own bees.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 25 June 2025
Did Miley Cyrus cross the line between oblivious and rude?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 June 2025
The client is oblivious and grateful for an average price that is better than the closing price, even as the execution was sub-optimal.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
The royal, who has been a client of the celebrity facialist Deborah Mitchell for over two decades, once received her usual order of products from the beauty expert’s bee venom range, oblivious that her favorite face cream actually contained honey from her own bees.
—Monique Jessen, People.com, 25 June 2025
Did Miley Cyrus cross the line between oblivious and rude?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 June 2025
The client is oblivious and grateful for an average price that is better than the closing price, even as the execution was sub-optimal.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivious
Adjective
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Yet news accounts indicate that local officials, even as little as less than hour ahead of devastating flooding, were unaware of the risk.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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Before the attack, many in the area were likely completely unaware that the facility was so close to home.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 July 2025
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Consequently, many of those enslaved in Texas remained ignorant of the proclamation’s potential impact on their lives, or of the fact the Civil War had functionally ended two months earlier.—
Timothy Welbeck,
The Conversation,
16 June 2025
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Careless or ignorant reporting has obscured objective reality.—
Nicholas DiMarzio,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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“Oblivious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivious. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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