Meaning & use

incognizant

adjective·Advanced

Not aware of or informed about something that is happening.

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She remained incognizant of the rumors spreading about her resignation.

He drove past the accident scene, incognizant of the chaos just minutes earlier.

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A formal word usually followed by of; unaware is far more common in everyday speech.

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