as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss
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Recent Examples of oblivious
The New Zealand singer-songwriter wanders around inside her psychedelic folk arrangements, singing in private riddles and changing the tone of her voice from one song (or even one verse) to the next, seemingly oblivious or indifferent to your presence.
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Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
The sun just keeps on hanging in the sky, shining with simple, oblivious innocence, as if nothing has changed, as if nothing has happened.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Hegseth seems oblivious to recent prior experience with infectious diseases in the military.
—Arthur Caplan, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
The sun just keeps on hanging in the sky, shining with simple, oblivious innocence, as if nothing has changed, as if nothing has happened.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Hegseth seems oblivious to recent prior experience with infectious diseases in the military.
—Arthur Caplan, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivious
Adjective
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During her one game at Chase Center last season, the Bay Area faithful cheered for both Clark and the Valkyries, seemingly unaware that vitriol toward the visitors was allowed.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Linklater’s Richard Warren had to be menacing enough in 1702 to inspire his congregation to bury him alive in order to contain his evil, and to send Sarah fleeing the island in the night with his children, unaware that taking them off the island will turn them to dust.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Trump cut education aid, people got ignorant.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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While some plaintiffs who took the bait may have been only grossly ignorant, certainly some were guilty of bad faith, anti-Blackness, and opportunistic collaboration with white supremacy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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“Oblivious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivious. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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