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
Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 29 May 2025
New complications arose when those couples had children who grew up in the West unaware of their parents’ real identities.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
Williams' lawyer disputed the affidavit, saying his client was unaware of the inmates' escape plan.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2025
The parents were completely unaware of who was behind them until the daughter showed them the photos.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
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Adjective
Lawmakers remain uninformed or in denial, Amodei said, while corporate leaders are reluctant to speak candidly, leaving most workers unaware of the looming risks.
—Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 29 May 2025
New complications arose when those couples had children who grew up in the West unaware of their parents’ real identities.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
Williams' lawyer disputed the affidavit, saying his client was unaware of the inmates' escape plan.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 May 2025
The parents were completely unaware of who was behind them until the daughter showed them the photos.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaware
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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But here’s the other risk: Chasers, especially novices, often stop abruptly on the side - or even middle - of a 70-mph highway, open their car doors to get out and cluelessly snap photos, oblivious to other chasers who may be barreling down behind them.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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There always seemed to be a little girl oblivious to everything but the cartoons.—
Mark Kriegel
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Less prescient was her claim—ignorant in exactly the way of so many white feminists throughout history—that racial oppression would be solved once gender was abolished.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 June 2025
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The provision prohibiting states from regulating AI for the next 10 years is unconscionably ignorant and dangerous.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The swiftness with which the market changed their stripes caught us unawares and big gains weren’t taken.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Mbaye, who now lives in Texas, told me about Diop’s passion for seeing the city from a lighthouse, and catching it unawares at dawn.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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