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
Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
As dust swirls along paths between the camp's makeshift houses, the youngest children run and play, largely unaware of their parents' fears.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
Most Americans are unaware of the unprecedented threats that AI may pose.
—Brendan Steinhauser, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Civilians are left unaware of when and where Israel will strike next, despite Israeli forces issuing warnings through their Persian-language online channels.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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Adjective
Waddell latched onto this statement, unaware that Davis had already been arrested and imprisoned.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
As dust swirls along paths between the camp's makeshift houses, the youngest children run and play, largely unaware of their parents' fears.
—Arkansas Online, 22 June 2025
Most Americans are unaware of the unprecedented threats that AI may pose.
—Brendan Steinhauser, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
Civilians are left unaware of when and where Israel will strike next, despite Israeli forces issuing warnings through their Persian-language online channels.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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Many kids want to keep playing at the park or in the pool, totally oblivious to the fact that their parents are desperate to sit in front of the AC for a few minutes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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Meanwhile, at Casa, an oblivious Cierra is starting to make a connection with bombshell Elan.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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The former Fox host Tucker Carlson, who opposed such an operation, sparred with two boosters: the current Fox host Mark Levin, and the Republican senator Ted Cruz, whom Carlson revealed to be ignorant of basic facts about Iran in a clip that went viral.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
27 June 2025
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Maybe LLMs get us 80% of the way there without any oversight, but skipping the context and being completely ignorant of what the machine is doing is typically not a good idea, partly for the reasons that the panelists laid out.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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This was not the first time the Alaska Volcanic Observatory (AVO) had been caught unawares by Veniaminof, even with rigorous monitoring.—
Rosie McCall,
Discover Magazine,
16 June 2025
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The swiftness with which the market changed their stripes caught us unawares and big gains weren’t taken.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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