un·aware
ˌən-ə-ˈwer 
: not aware : ignorant
unaware of the problem
unawarely
adverb
unawareness
noun
Examples of unaware in a Sentence
Adjective
she was unaware of the change in travel plans
Adverb
the predawn attack took the airmen completely unaware
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Rice was apparently unaware that a few hours earlier, at 1:14 A.M., the Austin-San Antonio office of the National Weather Service had sent a flash-flood warning for south-central Kerr County.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Prosecutors noted that even though Chapman claimed to be unaware of the involvement of a sanctioned nation, the victim impact is significant, and the case is one of the largest North Korean IT worker fraud schemes the Department of Justice has charged.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 July 2025
College sports leaders are reportedly unaware of an impending executive order, though there has been much talk about the need for federal NIL standards.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
They are bound to be unaware of their habit-forming training, which is simply a consequence of their working routinely with AI.
Unsettling, for sure.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Rice was apparently unaware that a few hours earlier, at 1:14 A.M., the Austin-San Antonio office of the National Weather Service had sent a flash-flood warning for south-central Kerr County.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Prosecutors noted that even though Chapman claimed to be unaware of the involvement of a sanctioned nation, the victim impact is significant, and the case is one of the largest North Korean IT worker fraud schemes the Department of Justice has charged.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 July 2025
College sports leaders are reportedly unaware of an impending executive order, though there has been much talk about the need for federal NIL standards.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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“Unaware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaware. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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unaware
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un·aware
ˌən-ə-ˈwa(ə)r
-ˈwe(ə)r
: unawares
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