as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss
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Recent Examples of oblivious
The Chelsea head coach appeared to be oblivious to the situation in his pre-match press conference on Monday ahead of the visit of Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge.
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.
—David Galef/chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Some of it is a management team that is way too bullish about its prospects without realizing — or being oblivious to — how poor performing their broader industry is.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
After a while, the doctor becomes almost empathetically numb or oblivious to the emotional state of the next patient that comes in the door.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.
—David Galef/chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
Some of it is a management team that is way too bullish about its prospects without realizing — or being oblivious to — how poor performing their broader industry is.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2025
After a while, the doctor becomes almost empathetically numb or oblivious to the emotional state of the next patient that comes in the door.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Oblivious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivious. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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