unaware
175
2.9
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈwɛr/
:
no ser consciente (de)
- These two officers are completely unaware of the monster in their midst.
- remain unaware
- often unaware
- largely unaware
They have come to this country unaware that our culture is different.
- They have come to this country unaware that our culture is different.
- But you could be blissfully unaware if people had beef with you as I was.
- Maybe Freed, SBF's mother, was entirely unaware of Singh's illegal actions.
- Like I still am so deeply unaware of what's happening here.
- The Trust was apparently unaware of the purchase option term in the contract.
- Interestingly, he didn't actually write the joke and he was unaware that Jada had alopecia.
- She's spatially unaware, which is unacceptable.
- So why are you so blissfully unaware?
Examples
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Is he completely unaware of what he just said?
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Studies have indicated that rural minority elderly are often unaware of what services are available.
Academic text (1991) -
The Trust was apparently unaware of the purchase option term in the contract.
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Is there a terrorist cell operating in the city that we're unaware of?
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Publicly, he seemed unaware of the political blow he had been dealt.
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They have come to this country unaware that our culture is different.
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She's young, human, unaware of how life can be.
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Winged animals fly from building to building, unaware that anything they are doing is unusual.
Academic text (2011) -
Birds sing as citizens go about their daily lives unaware of the impending chaos.
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Is he completely unaware of what he just said?
Synonyms
367
3.7
Not knowing about something or how it works
110
5.5
Not told about important things, so you do not know them
108
4.1
Not aware of what you do or not acting on purpose
96
4.3
Not knowing about a subject or how to do something
76
6.3
Not noticing what happens around you
42
3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
35
5.9
Not noticing or choosing to ignore a problem
29
4.1
Not knowing much about something
8
8.0
People who do not know about a subject or activity
5
5.8
Not aware that something is happening or true
1
7.2
Not aware of what is happening around you
1
6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
1
6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
1
8.8
Not aware of what is happening around you
Antonyms
How Aware
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unaware starts with un- meaning 'not' and ends with aware, a word related to beware that originally meant 'watchful' or 'ready'. So, unaware literally means 'not watchful' and is used for someone who does not know or notice something.