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Synonyms & Antonyms for unaware
Synonyms: Adjective
clueless, ignorant, incognizant, innocent, insensible, nescient, oblivious, unacquainted, unconscious, uninformed, unknowing, unmindful, unwitting
Synonyms: Adverb
aback, suddenly, unanticipatedly, unawares, unexpectedly
Antonyms: Adjective
acquainted, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting
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Examples of unaware in a Sentence
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she was unaware of the change in travel plansAdverb
the predawn attack took the airmen completely unawareRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Previously, Mesquita said the district was unaware of Wamsley's posts until the Phoenix New Times published them. — Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral, "Former Phoenix officer retires from teaching after controversial Facebook posts," 10 Sep. 2019 Charles-Heathers said many kids are unaware of the risk from the unregulated e-cigarettes. — oregonlive, "Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden announces plan to tax e-cigarettes," 4 Sep. 2019 Many associations cannot qualify, others do not need FHA loans for their members, and still others are unaware of the requirements. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "HOA Homefront: Changes in condominium lending rules – What it means (or doesn’t) to you," 31 Aug. 2019 Surprisingly, despite virtual currency being touted by many as the next big and safe investment option, a good number of Indian HNIs (nearly 50%) are unaware of it. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "Many ultra-rich Indians are becoming jittery about their wealth," 30 Aug. 2019 The bride goes off to hide, still dressed in her wedding dress, unaware that the Le Domases’ aim in the game is to find and kill her before dawn. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "“Ready or Not,” a Screwball Take on the Hide-And-Seek Slasher Film," 24 Aug. 2019 Most are unaware that professional ping pong player Wally Green is responsible for the addition of the ping pong tables to Bryant Park. — Jaenique Hurlock, National Geographic, "United by ping pong, these players find community in a New York park," 20 May 2019 In it, Vernon tries hard to entertain a new blue avian friend, unaware that Bird is not sentient but rather a wooden cuckoo fallen from a clock. — New York Times, "Brief Tales for New Readers and Little Listeners From Philip Stead and More," 29 June 2018 Both are burying tragedies, seemingly unaware that the only way to move forward is to surface those tragedies with each other. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Donald Trump paints the border as a lawless hellhole. But so does American pop culture.," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unaware.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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