Synonyms of unaware

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adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈwer 

as in oblivious

not informed about or aware of something

she was unaware of the change in travel plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oblivious
• ignorant
• unmindful
• uninformed
• unconscious
• clueless
• unknowing
• unwitting
• in the dark
• innocent
• incognizant
• unacquainted
• nescient
• uneducated
• insensible
• unschooled
• untaught
• absent
• heedless
• inattentive
• abstracted
• absentminded
• inconscient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aware
• conscious
• cognizant
• knowing
• acquainted
• informed
• mindful
• grounded
• conversant
• taught
• hip
• up-to-date
• knowledgeable
• educated
• witting
• observant
• sensitive
• plugged-in
• schooled
• sentient
• au courant
• heedful

unaware

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adverb

as in suddenly

without warning

the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suddenly
• unexpectedly
• unawares
• all of a sudden
• aback
• off base
• abruptly
• unanticipatedly
• surprisingly
• short
• amazingly
• astoundingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• obviously
• sluggishly
• leisurely
• tardily
• laggardly
• pokily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unaware

Adjective

A couple of years later, Noah Kravitz of Oxford, unaware of Müyesser and Pokrovskiy’s solution, stumbled on Graham’s conjecture in an online archive of unsolved problems. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Reporters provided no real clarity over the past year about what happened or why members of the organization were apparently unaware of Simmons’ absence until close to game time. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

However, many consumers are unaware of the gap, experts said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

While calling a Reds game on Cincinnati television in 2020, Brennaman used an anti-gay slur just as a commercial break ended, unaware his microphone was live. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026