unaware

[uhn-uh-wair]

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adjective

not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.

adverb

unawares.

Origin of unaware

1585–95; un-¹ + aware; compare Middle English unywar (see y-)

Related formsun·a·ware·ly, adverbun·a·ware·ness, noun

Synonyms for unaware

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1. unsuspecting, ignorant, unknowing.

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Related Words for unawareness

incapacity, obliviousness, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, blindness, unfamiliarity, bewilderment, illiteracy, nescience, oblivion, dumbness, disregard, crudeness, sciolism, incomprehension

Examples from the Web for unawareness

Historical Examples of unawareness

He was a small, dark figure, like an animal moving in its unawareness.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
She had found a blessed refuge from her perplexities in the stolid Adelaide's unawareness.
The Reef
Edith Wharton
It had become evident to him that what might be dulness might also be unawareness.
Christmas Roses and Other Stories
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It was so wonderful to me, their unawareness that they were bores.
In the Mountains
Elizabeth von Arnim
He blacked out, sinking helplessly into the black plush night of unawareness.
Sound of Terror
Don Berry

British Dictionary definitions for unawareness

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

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Word Origin and History for unawareness

unaware

see unawares.