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
David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Fans React With Disbelief After Interview Clip Surfaces A clip from the interview was posted on the radio channel’s Instagram page, and the comments section filled with reactions from fans who appeared unaware of Kate’s football lineage.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Smug, perhaps unaware that right beside her is the largest precipice of her brief life.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
There isn’t a single interaction all show between Cain and Schon, who are stationed on opposite ends of the stage, but someone unaware of the history would never know there was any beef.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Campaign sponsors hoped that anyone unaware of her story — an innocent young woman killed by a man who’d bounced in and out of prison — might see her face, find the security video of her brutal death, and be moved.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Fans React With Disbelief After Interview Clip Surfaces A clip from the interview was posted on the radio channel’s Instagram page, and the comments section filled with reactions from fans who appeared unaware of Kate’s football lineage.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Smug, perhaps unaware that right beside her is the largest precipice of her brief life.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
There isn’t a single interaction all show between Cain and Schon, who are stationed on opposite ends of the stage, but someone unaware of the history would never know there was any beef.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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In all instances, people are often oblivious about the state of their mouths.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In most videos, Garcia is a one-woman band, acting not only as herself, but also as characters commonly seen in Hispanic homes, including the nagging abuela, oblivious dad and loud mom.—
Xitlalic Montelongo,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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When Harold Allen died suddenly in his home in Freetown, Indiana, just a few days before Christmas 2022, Lieutenant Adam Nicholson, an investigator with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, says no one suspected anything out of the ordinary.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But, a few hours into the dive, screens in the control room suddenly lit up with red, orange, yellow, and purple life forms.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 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
Adverb
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In a modern Danish farming family, the patriarch Gorm unexpectedly chooses to pass the family farm to his youngest daughter, Astrid, causing a deep rift.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not long afterward, in Iran, Ejection unexpectedly ran into the daughter-in-law of one of those former colleagues.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The North Face Women's Venture 2 Waterproof Hooded Rain Jacket Being caught unawares on one too many rain showers in Iceland, Thailand, and even the streets of Chicago has taught me to never travel without a good rain jacket.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Still, workers were caught unawares by the shutdown, Ball and Nava said.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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