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
EW.com, 20 May 2025
Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
However, some people are apparently unaware, prompting an FBI advisory warning about an increase in smishing campaigns.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
For anyone unaware of the difference, golf influencer Paige Spiranac cleared that up for everyone.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
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Adjective
Inside the plane, the commanders banter and joke, unaware of what's in Lawrence's briefcase.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 20 May 2025
However, some people are apparently unaware, prompting an FBI advisory warning about an increase in smishing campaigns.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
For anyone unaware of the difference, golf influencer Paige Spiranac cleared that up for everyone.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaware
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
Adjective
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The cat's beef-eating, fart-generating owners are oblivious to these lofty ruling ambitions.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
17 May 2025
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Before long, the wife lies on the bed with a peaceful expression on her face, on morphine and oblivious to the chaos that surrounds them.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump has no knowledge of military history and has surrounded himself with advisers equally ignorant.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2025
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Anger materializes in people who are toxic and ignorant.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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