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
Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
So the justices who decided Ashcroft were hardly unaware of the arguments against strict scrutiny.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Hutter is unaware of the supernatural bond the Count has with his wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), who has been suffering from an unknown condition.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Brady is unaware that Lark is in earshot and overhears their conversation.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Yet most Americans are unaware of the link between alcohol and cancer, per the advisory, with 72% of Americans consuming at least one drink per week.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
So the justices who decided Ashcroft were hardly unaware of the arguments against strict scrutiny.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Hutter is unaware of the supernatural bond the Count has with his wife, Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp), who has been suffering from an unknown condition.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Brady is unaware that Lark is in earshot and overhears their conversation.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
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Taken together with the bones, however—and with some help from modern technology—these earthen imprints give a holistic picture of the prehistoric creatures that sashayed along in their heyday, oblivious to the puny mammals of the future who would gawk at their footprints millions of years later.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, by the end of Season 2, Gi-hun remains oblivious that the Front Man and Young-il are the same person.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Anyone who says she wasn't properly screened is either ignorant or has an agenda.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Who would go out of their way to remain ignorant in the face of an informative lecture on bunker oil?Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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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 14 Jan. 2025.
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