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

Some of those choices, such as the village’s promotion of tourism to visitors largely unaware of the threat, appeared to be financially motivated, according to current and former officials who worked on flood response. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Council members were unaware of the spending on text messages when the Herald asked. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

The president said at the time that her office had been unaware that state officials in Chihuahua and the US government were collaborating independently. — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

The update has largely gone unreported, with many of those interviewed by Daily News interviewed unaware of its existence. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026