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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwariness
- artlessness
- inattention
- forgetfulness
- unsophistication
- inattentiveness
- simplicity
- carelessness
- inadvertency
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But then, with seemingly on-the-fly artlessness, Laxe’s camera picks a few of the dancers out.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2025
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Deputies said driver inattention is a factor in the crash, although the investigation is continuing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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How prevalence is determined Clinicians diagnose ADHD based on symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.—
Carol Mathews,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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There’s a dangerous, stubborn forgetfulness in the vaunted Land of Sunshine.—
Elizabeth A. Logan,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
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More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2025
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Hansen-Love says there is a simplicity and unsophistication to Seydoux’s style.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 May 2022
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The blunt unsophistication of the pamphlet was an intellectual call to arms.—
Zachary D. Carter,
The New Republic,
17 June 2021
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That inattentiveness to cleaning the floor extended to the bottom shelf of a kitchen prep table and the top shelf of a prep table next to the cookline, each shelf dotted with 100 rodent droppings.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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Three moments from yet another winless day in the Windy City laid Pittsburgh's inattentiveness to detail bare for all to see.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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Behind the classy presentation is a working-class spirit, one that honors the simplicity of showing up, being yourself and doing your job.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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The rover’s two-wheel design reflects UEL’s emphasis on surface mobility and system simplicity.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Again, what is lost is inadvertency and the element of surprise — the sense that the power of the image is independent of the photographer’s plans.—
TEJU COLE,
New York Times,
18 Oct. 2016
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“Unwariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwariness. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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