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obliviousness

[uh-bliv-ee-uhs-nis] / əˈblɪv i əs nɪs /
NOUN
ignorance
Synonyms
STRONG
bewilderment blindness callowness crudeness darkness denseness disregard dumbness fog illiteracy incapacity incomprehension innocence insensitivity nescience oblivion obtuseness philistinism rawness sciolism shallowness simplicity unawareness unconsciousness uncouthness unenlightenment unfamiliarity vagueness
WEAK
benightedness empty-headedness half-knowledge inscience lack of education mental incapacity naïveté unscholarliness
Antonyms
STRONG
cognizance understanding
NOUN
escape
Synonyms
STRONG
Lethe abeyance amnesia carelessness disregard forgetfulness inadvertence indifference insensibility neglect nirvana oblivion unawareness unconcern unconsciousness unmindfulness
WEAK
insensibleness
Antonyms
STRONG
caring concern regard respect

Example Sentences

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“I honestly feel like I just don’t pay attention,” explained Tess Steplyk of her six-year streak of quake obliviousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Someday this chapter may be viewed as fascinating for its obliviousness and, from a public relations standpoint, its recklessness.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2023

Rant to those few whose reckless obliviousness will never be curbed by any conditions.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2023

By the time Lane becomes aware of Steph’s obliviousness and fills her in, they are already enmeshed; when they finally got together, fireworks boomed in the night sky.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

I was choking on guilt and memories and my own obliviousness.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows