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
Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Black’s family was waiting in the hallway, unaware of the drama happening behind a set of closed silver doors.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Additionally, LegalShield found that almost four in 10 Americans (38 percent) remained unaware that FICO would soon factor BNPL data into its scoring model.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Rodney Hinton was unaware that the lawsuit was filed, his attorney said.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Black’s family was waiting in the hallway, unaware of the drama happening behind a set of closed silver doors.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Black’s family was waiting in the hallway, unaware of the drama happening behind a set of closed silver doors.
—Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Additionally, LegalShield found that almost four in 10 Americans (38 percent) remained unaware that FICO would soon factor BNPL data into its scoring model.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Rodney Hinton was unaware that the lawsuit was filed, his attorney said.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaware
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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He's witnessed countless episodes of passengers wearing noise-canceling headphones and earbuds walking through airport terminals, oblivious to their surroundings and putting themselves and others in danger.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Oh, to be oblivious like Daniel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The fatigue ignored by the excitement of returning suddenly returned.—
Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez,
The Dial,
16 Sep. 2025
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In each video, there was a surprising event — like a mouse suddenly jumping out of the corner.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The fact that multiple guests were ignorant of the CCP’s control over CGTN shows that booking agents working for the network may have failed to disclose such information.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Upwards of ten thousand fans made the trip each year, but despite the match-up’s popularity and history, the Georgia Tech administration unexpectedly announced its intention to end the series when the contract ran out in the late 1970s.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wholesale inflation prices also fell unexpectedly last month.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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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 19 Sep. 2025.
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