as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss
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The best ideas are the ones that emanate organically from the characters, like the stiff-legged dancing styles of the Scarecrow and the Tinman or the denizens of the Emerald City behaving like oblivious clubgoers at an all-night dance party.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Fifty-three and childless when the foundation opened its doors, Barnes was not oblivious to the need to arrange its future beyond his lifetime.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Best’s dive buddy Pascal was diving underwater, oblivious to the danger.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Children were playing badminton, oblivious of the ancient church looming behind them.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Fifty-three and childless when the foundation opened its doors, Barnes was not oblivious to the need to arrange its future beyond his lifetime.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Best’s dive buddy Pascal was diving underwater, oblivious to the danger.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Children were playing badminton, oblivious of the ancient church looming behind them.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Oblivious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivious. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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