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
Darrin Lipscomb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The 82-year-old went to sleep in her Burnsville townhome the night of June 1, 2022, unaware that her son, Troy Michael Mitteness, had put a shower curtain under her bed days before and a knife in his room across the hall, according to prosecutors.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
But a deposition from a Sheriff’s Office official referenced in the letter revealed many deputies are unaware of the policy — leading to automatic overwrites of footage once the agency’s general data retention threshold is reached, due to technology update requirements.
—Jaelyn Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Vance was apparently unaware that the water level had been raised to accommodate his kayaking excursion, according to his office.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Institutional risk frameworks are under growing strain, yet many leaders remain unaware of the shifts undermining their effectiveness.
—Darrin Lipscomb, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The 82-year-old went to sleep in her Burnsville townhome the night of June 1, 2022, unaware that her son, Troy Michael Mitteness, had put a shower curtain under her bed days before and a knife in his room across the hall, according to prosecutors.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
But a deposition from a Sheriff’s Office official referenced in the letter revealed many deputies are unaware of the policy — leading to automatic overwrites of footage once the agency’s general data retention threshold is reached, due to technology update requirements.
—Jaelyn Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Vance was apparently unaware that the water level had been raised to accommodate his kayaking excursion, according to his office.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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Note that the chart’s focus is exclusively on the trade in goods, oblivious to the global trade in services.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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She’s been in the news a lot for tone-deaf or oblivious comments.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Joe is willfully ignorant—to national news and a lethal pandemic—but Aster didn’t write the character as a one-dimensional MAGA standee.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
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Yet Americans are surprisingly ignorant about our past.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Short squeezes can happen when a troubled company bounces back, catching doubters unawares.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
22 July 2025
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However, with no standardized dimensions across airlines, travelers have often been caught unawares with incorrectly sized bags when switching between carriers.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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