How do you use the word "unaware" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "unaware" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "unaware": The main reason is that the subjects were totally unaware of the possibility of shortcuts. There is one important fact of which you are unaware.

Unaware Meaning

/ˌʌnəˈwɛɚ/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjNot aware or informed; lacking knowledge; unmindful.

adjNot noticing; paying no heed; thoughtless; inattentive; oblivious.

Sentence Examples

The main reason is that the subjects were totally unaware of the possibility of shortcuts.

There is one important fact of which you are unaware.

I was unaware of his existence until today.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

unconscious unsuspecting oblivious

Antonyms:

aware

CEFR Practice Quiz

She was completely ____ of the surprise party her friends had planned for her.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He was ____ that the rules had changed, so he was quite surprised when he was told that he could not enter today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English aware English unaware From un- + aware.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The more unaware the self is of other selves, that is, the more complete the splits, the greater the degree of schizoid pathology." — 1989, Journal of contemporary psychotherapy, volume 19:

"In 1825, the first public railway carried passengers across the English countryside, setting in motion not just an engineering revolution, but an industrial one too. Imagine the awe and excitement of those first passengers as they boarded the train, unaware that they were witnessing the dawn of a new era." — 2025 October 1, Richard Evans, “The value of the railway effect”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 58:

"Or on the mat devoutly kneeling, Would lift her eyes up to the ceiling, And heave her bosom unaware For neighbouring beaux to see it bare." — 1716, Jonathan Swift, Phyllis, or the Progress of Love:

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