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
John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor, including Marsden, and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
After continuous enrollment ended, KFF found that many individuals were unaware of how the unwinding process would affect them.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Patterson is optimistic that, in the coming years, the story of Dunbar will reach residents like himself, who were unaware of the area’s historical importance.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
There he is befriended by Tommy, a neighbor, a seeming pillar of the community, blissfully unaware that Tommy is harbouring horrifying secrets.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Gladden is unaware the entire case is fake, everyone except him is an actor, including Marsden, and everything that happens — inside the courtroom and out — is carefully planned.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
After continuous enrollment ended, KFF found that many individuals were unaware of how the unwinding process would affect them.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Patterson is optimistic that, in the coming years, the story of Dunbar will reach residents like himself, who were unaware of the area’s historical importance.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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Barber’s character usually seemed oblivious of or unbothered by the adults’ insults or cheerfully fired back hilarious barbs of her own.—
John Russell,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The gesture seemed oblivious to the feelings of those left out.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Greed could refer to material attachment, jealousy bleeds into hatred, and delusion encompasses similar attitudes, like living a life ignorant to Buddha’s teachings or being dull and uncaring.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
17 Feb. 2025
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Because not only do viewers suffer through the whitest cast ever, but also one of its most politically ignorant.—
Melanie Curry,
refinery29.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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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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An early freeze that catches a tree unawares can do the same or can cause its leaves to turn straight from green to brown before falling off.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
18 Oct. 2024
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaware. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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