as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
unacquainted with the latest developments in the field of astronomy
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Recent Examples of unacquainted
Shattered spirits are glued (ever so delicately) back together at a Christmas dinner table uniting the unacquainted and estranged, including a teenage Shirley Temple.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Dec. 2025
This was not somebody who was unacquainted with them.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
For the unacquainted, CurrentBody are the brand behind that iconic face mask scene in Emily in Paris, not to mention a firm favorite of Kourtney Kardashian, Margot Robbie, Victoria Beckham and Halle Berry.
—Shani Cohen, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2025
That being said, NEVER ENOUGH is clearly not a departure from the elements that made GLOW ON resonate with so many listeners, particularly those that were unacquainted with the hardcore genre.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Dec. 2025
This was not somebody who was unacquainted with them.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
For the unacquainted, CurrentBody are the brand behind that iconic face mask scene in Emily in Paris, not to mention a firm favorite of Kourtney Kardashian, Margot Robbie, Victoria Beckham and Halle Berry.
—Shani Cohen, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2025
That being said, NEVER ENOUGH is clearly not a departure from the elements that made GLOW ON resonate with so many listeners, particularly those that were unacquainted with the hardcore genre.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacquainted
Adjective
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Around the time of her daughter Moriah's murder in 2022 about 2000 miles away in Austin, Karen Wilson, unaware of the tragedy unfolding, read a poem about hope.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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But Robert Matthew Garner was unaware that the inmate was also communicating with Porter County Sheriff’s investigators, a probable cause statement says.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Across Southern California, e-bike popularity has soared, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic — with a disportionate number of young riders ignorant or ignoring the rules of the road, authorities say, leading to crashes and in some cases fatalities.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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Having access to knowledge and being able to collectively reflect are rights too precious to surrender to those who prefer us ignorant.—
Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And so the White House is not oblivious to this, of course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Such people are oblivious to how low America’s standing has fallen.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Unacquainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacquainted. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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