Synonyms of unawareness

unawareness

noun

as in ignorance

the state of being unaware or uninformed

the college-educated couple's smug unawareness of current events was both surprising and sad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignorance
• unfamiliarity
• innocence
• obliviousness
• cluelessness
• nescience
• benightedness
• naïveté
• inexperience
• incognizance
• greenness
• unsophistication
• callowness
• rawness
• simpleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• awareness
• acquaintance
• familiarity
• experience
• cognizance
• sophistication
• know-how

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unawareness

Black enrollees reported the highest rate of unawareness of work requirements at 62%, compared to 56% among White enrollees and 54% among Hispanic enrollees. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

At the same time, Weinberger added, the greatest treatment obstacle is patients not taking their medications — sometimes due to anosognosia, the unawareness of being ill, which affects 50% to 98% of people with schizophrenia. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025