as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
unacquainted with the latest developments in the field of astronomy
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Recent Examples of unacquainted
For the unacquainted, a quick description: the movie is about Rudolf Höss, the real-life commandant of Auschwitz, who lived in a home that shared a garden wall with the camp.
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Longreads, 5 Jan. 2024
For the unacquainted, MonoNeon is a Grammy Award-winning bassist known for his avant-garde playing style and decidedly vibrant wardrobe.
—Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
For those still unacquainted, here are some key facts about Callum Turner.
—Riann Phillip, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
For the unacquainted, Gran Turismo is a racing simulator game that debuted in 1997.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2023
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Longreads, 5 Jan. 2024
For the unacquainted, MonoNeon is a Grammy Award-winning bassist known for his avant-garde playing style and decidedly vibrant wardrobe.
—Rachel.maree.cormack@gmail.com, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2024
For those still unacquainted, here are some key facts about Callum Turner.
—Riann Phillip, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
For the unacquainted, Gran Turismo is a racing simulator game that debuted in 1997.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unacquainted
Adjective
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Not even Scheffler himself was unaware of his heroics in winning The PLAYERS a year ago.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Schneider allegedly was unaware of the pivotal scene in which Brando’s character anally rapes her character using a stick of butter as lubricant.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Musk’s blind and ignorant closing of USAID has blacked out our billboard to the world of what America is about.—
Llewellyn King,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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For one thing, Overstreet seemed set on portraying Black history in a way that was neither overly dour nor entirely ignorant of past violence.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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What follows is a quest for somebody named Ralph Sampson, recently on the lam—born poor, grown rich, and, according to his daughter, wholly oblivious to the needs of the Mexican workers on his ranch, not far from Bakersfield, who are now on strike.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Children were playing badminton, oblivious of the ancient church looming behind them.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Unacquainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unacquainted. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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