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
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
This could make drivers unaware of their speed or potential safety information that's shown on the display.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Gray had been unaware Digital Realty would no longer be saving the facade until informed of the change by the Observer.
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Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
But combatants in the subcontinent were unaware of the initial truce that had been made in the West, and dozens more battles took place around the world.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
This could make drivers unaware of their speed or potential safety information that's shown on the display.
—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Rosa insists that her husband was unaware he would be sent to war.
—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
28 June 2026
Gray had been unaware Digital Realty would no longer be saving the facade until informed of the change by the Observer.
—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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But for another two and a half years, it’s stuck with a boss who often seems oblivious to customer concerns.
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The Street loves the latter model, the public loves the former, and is oblivious to the dichotomy.
Adverb
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Not because a new appendix deserves a barnstorming tour, or because county unemployment data has suddenly become beach reading.
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In some areas, the water may look shallow and calm yet drop off suddenly into deep pools.
Adjective
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
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And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.
Adverb
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Expecting a change of pace, she is instead unexpectedly pulled into a murder investigation involving a female climate activist.
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And suddenly, all those pages of analysis feel a lot like a MapQuest printout when the road is unexpectedly closed.
Adverb
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Still, workers were caught unawares by the shutdown, Ball and Nava said.
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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.
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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