English > unaware: 1 sense > adjective 1| Meaning | (often followed by 'of') not aware / aware. |
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| Examples | - "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"
- "unaware of the danger they were in"
- "unaware of the newborn hope"
- "the most unaware person I've known"
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| Synonym | incognizant |
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| Attribute of | awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness | Having knowledge of |
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| Narrower | oblivious, unmindful | (followed by 'to' or 'of') lacking conscious awareness of |
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| out of it | Unaware as a result of being uninformed |
| unconscious | (followed by 'of') not knowing or perceiving |
| unsuspecting | (often followed by 'of') not knowing or expecting |
| See also | asleep | In a state of sleep |
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| insensible | Incapable of physical sensation |
| unconscious | not conscious |
| unwitting | not aware or knowing |
| Opposite | aware, cognizant, cognisant | (sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
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| Spanish | desprevenido, ignorante, inconsciente |
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| Catalan | ignorant, inconscient |
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| Nouns | unawareness | unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention |
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