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unaware

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unaware

not informed about or aware of something

  • she was unaware of the change in travel plans
Synonyms of unaware

clueless, ignorant, incognizant, innocent, insensible, nescient, oblivious, unacquainted, unconscious, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unwitting
Words Related to unaware

uneducated, unschooled, untaught

absent, absentminded, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, inconscient
Phrases Synonymous with unaware

in the dark
Near Antonyms of unaware

au courant, hip, plugged-in, up-to-date

educated, knowledgeable, schooled, taught

heedful, observant

sensitive, sentient
Antonyms of unaware

acquainted, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting

unaware

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of unaware

without warning

  • the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware
Synonyms of unaware

aback, suddenly, unanticipatedly, unawares, unexpectedly
Words Related to unaware

abruptly, short

amazingly, astoundingly, surprisingly
Phrases Synonymous with unaware

all of a sudden, off base
Near Antonyms of unaware

laggardly, leisurely, pokily, slowly, sluggishly, tardily

obviously

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