unaware
adjective
[ ʌnəˈwɛː ]
• having no knowledge of a situation or fact.
• "they were unaware of his absence"
Similar:
ignorant,
unknowing,
unconscious,
heedless,
unmindful,
oblivious,
unsuspecting,
uninformed,
unenlightened,
unwitting,
innocent,
inattentive,
unobservant,
unperceptive,
unresponsive,
blind,
deaf,
insensible,
insensitive,
in the dark,
incognizant,
nescient,
unaware
adverb
• variant of unawares.
unawares
adverb
• without being aware of a situation.
• "the photographer had caught her unawares"
Similar:
by surprise,
unexpectedly,
without warning,
suddenly,
abruptly,
unprepared,
off-guard,
cold,
red-handed,
in the act,
in flagrante delicto,
with one's trousers/pants down,
napping,
in flagrante,
on the hop,
unknowingly,
unwittingly,
unconsciously,
without noticing,
in all innocence,
unintentionally,
inadvertently,
accidentally,
by accident,
by mistake,
mistakenly,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from unaware + -s3.
