as in oblivious
not informed about or aware of something
she was unaware of the change in travel plans
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as in suddenly
without warning
the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware
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Recent Examples of unaware
Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
But many Americans either are unaware of this or don’t care.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
People who are rude or unaware with receptionists can poison your culture, create unnecessary hierarchies, and drive your best people to leave.
—Jessica Neal, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Nearby, other riders enjoyed the thrill ride, unaware of what was going on.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
But many Americans either are unaware of this or don’t care.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
People who are rude or unaware with receptionists can poison your culture, create unnecessary hierarchies, and drive your best people to leave.
—Jessica Neal, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Michael Jackson’s star got a photo, as did Jennifer Aniston’s, while Judy Garland’s star only got a finger point and countless others drew nothing more than an oblivious glance.—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Not for nothing, Diaz said the album’s once-silly, punny title is suddenly not so hilarious.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Sadly, set-ups around this intense huis clos are often labored, with storylines that fizzle out and characters who become suddenly pivotal and then recede into the background.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adverb
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The Ghostbusters actress discussed a sketch that made SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels unexpectedly lose it during an interview with the Good One podcast.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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When two unexpectedly return, the town dares to hope again.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Still, workers were caught unawares by the shutdown, Ball and Nava said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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While the Terrans struggle to suppress a rebel faction incensed by humanity's alliance with the alien Vasudans, they're caught unawares by the return of an existential threat to the peace-loving species of the galaxy.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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