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
Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Chaffey, who spent several years in and out of the criminal justice system, was already in the process of turning her life around and was attending CSUF, unaware of Project Rebound.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
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
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
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As previously reported by PEOPLE, Gisèle was unaware of the abuse before police discovered thousands of pictures and videos on Dominique's computer in 2020.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Chaffey, who spent several years in and out of the criminal justice system, was already in the process of turning her life around and was attending CSUF, unaware of Project Rebound.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaware
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The interactions with locals, oblivious to the outsiders’ real motivations result in some of the most effectively droll scenes: Popa talking about her love affair with a French movie star is cackle worthy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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Key just about toes the line on the right side of The Office’s oblivious chatterbox Michael Scott, and aside from some predictable developments, the film thankfully never tips into full saccharine or sentimental.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
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The allegation might have risen above ignorant innuendo if Lyman had tried to show any evidence that the governor, the mayor or the port commissioner had anything to do with the container ship striking the bridge.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Steph Curry was ignorant of the NBA history at stake.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 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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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 16 Feb. 2025.
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