as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
narrow-minded, provincial people who are blissfully nescient of the world beyond their little suburb
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Adjective
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Steph Curry was ignorant of the NBA history at stake.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Russia, Iran, and many other countries criticize U.S. military interventions as arrogant, ignorant of local context, and unable to fashion either stable regimes or effective security structures.—
Alexander Baunov,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Inside the home, Ruzek also found a young girl named Zoe sitting in her room, unaware of the horror in the nearby bedroom.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
22 Jan. 2025
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But most are unaware of an 84-year-old law that allows U.S. employers to legally pay workers with disabilities based on their abilities, with no minimum.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Such an exalted position also makes a school oblivious to what’s outside the fabled gates, no matter how many scholarships these schools award.—
David Galef/Chicago Tribune,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some of it is a management team that is way too bullish about its prospects without realizing — or being oblivious to — how poor performing their broader industry is.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Nescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nescient. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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