Meaning & use
unaware
Not knowing about or noticing a particular fact or situation.
See it in a sentence
She was completely unaware that her flight had been delayed.
He walked past his old friend, unaware that she now lived nearby.
A note on using this word
Unaware is usually followed by 'of' or 'that', and typically appears after a linking verb rather than before a noun.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
awareconscious
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