aware

[uh-wair] / əˈwɛər /

ADJECTIVE

knowledgeable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive appreciative apprehensive attentive awake cognizant conscious familiar informed mindful receptive wise

WEAK

acquainted alert appraised apprised au courant cool enlightened go-go groovy grounded heedful hip in the know in the picture into know the score know what's what know-how knowing latched on on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient sharp tuned-in up on wise to wised up with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

heedless ignorant inattentive neglectful unaware unconscious unfamiliar unfriendly uninformed unknowledgeable

WEAK

insensitive

Example Sentences

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Graham also talked to the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to make sure he was aware.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm aware of the dangers - I don't want to drop my girlfriend on her head," says defending UK champion Stuart Johnson.

From BBC

An Israeli military official said the military was looking into the school incident but wasn’t aware of an Israeli strike in that area.

From The Wall Street Journal

Again, I’m relatively certain I must have screamed or grunted, and then I wasn’t aware of much for two, perhaps three minutes as I squirmed around trying to regain some part of my mind.

From Literature

She paused, suddenly aware thatI was still in the race, driving a team of sled dogs through the night, runners singing, my headlamp searching out an icy trail.

From Literature

aware

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