unaware [uhn-uh-wair] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unaware on Thesaurus.com adjective
- not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
adverb
Origin of unaware 1585–95; un-1 + aware; compare Middle English unywar (see y-)Related formsun·a·ware·ly, adverbun·a·ware·ness, nounSynonyms for unaware See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. unsuspecting, ignorant, unknowing. Related Words for unaware uninformed, heedless, unfamiliar, unconcerned, negligent, oblivious, incognizant, blind, careless, forgetful, inattentive, insensible, unacquainted, unconscious, unenlightened, unknowing, unmindful, unsuspecting, unwitting, nescient Examples from the Web for unaware Contemporary Examples of unaware
Teens may be unaware of the potential for their private images to end up being disseminated.
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Her former boss, three thousand miles away in New York, was unaware of so many things.
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The bigot today is often unaware either that he has prejudices or that he is indulging them.
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September 28, 2014
It seems the braggart was unaware of the changes in the law.
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He has a lean, crackling energy about him, a sense of dramatic flourish, a resonant voice that is not unaware of its own music.
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Historical Examples of unaware
I almost think he was unaware of the possibility of doing otherwise.
George MacDonald
Unaware of his funeral, Timmins himself stood scratching his poll.
Various
“I have an idea that Mr. Galloway is as yet unaware of it,” said Hamish.
Mrs. Henry Wood
The public, unaware of what was happening, wanted me to appear again and bow.
Sarah Bernhardt
Mr. Dunbar may have been unaware of my existence until this moment.
M. E. Braddon
British Dictionary definitions for unaware unaware adjective
- (postpositive) not aware or conscious (of)unaware of the danger, he ran across the road
- not fully cognizant of what is going on in the worldhe’s the most unaware person I’ve ever met
adverb
- a variant of unawares
Derived Formsunawarely, adverbunawareness, noun Word Origin and History for unaware
see unawares.