How do you use Oblivious in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like unmindful or unaware, plus the exact meaning.
Oblivious meaning
- Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
- Forgetful.
Synonyms of Oblivious
Using Oblivious
- The main meaning on this page is: Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of. | Forgetful.
- Useful related words include: unmindful, unaware, incognizant, forgetful.
- In the example corpus, oblivious often appears in combinations such as: oblivious to, oblivious of, be oblivious.
Context around Oblivious
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 16 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oblivious
- In this selection, "oblivious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, blithely, clearly, completely, loudmouth and dudes stand out and add context to how "oblivious" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a rather oblivious tv technician and are not oblivious to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oblivious" sits close to words such as announcer, aubameyang and californians, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oblivious
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The comments, students said, were oblivious to their financial struggles. (10 words)
Musa said, “We are not oblivious to the complex challenges that lie ahead. (13 words)
It’s not like we are oblivious to what work the other is doing. (14 words)
On the other hand, the PDP’s spokesman said “Adetimehin is probably the only person who is oblivious of the fact that Ondo State people hold his party, APC, and its inhuman government responsible for their suffering and agony of the last eight years. (44 words)
Many is the husband who has had a great wife who met his needs day after day, year after year, and he plodded on oblivious to the fact that he was an utter and complete failure at meeting her needs. (40 words)
BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi had insulted the country from foreign soil by asserting that the US and European nations were oblivious that a huge chunk of democratic model had come undone in India. (34 words)
What if a casual roll of the dice saw you stumble, sleepy-eyed and oblivious, into the path of a global star? (22 words)
Y’all, am I raising one of those goofy oblivious dudes who don’t know when people like them? (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
His shot is hit so far it almost takes out a rather oblivious TV technician, who walks on blithely, oblivious to how close he came to being brained.
And now they want to leave the European Court of Human Rights so they can persecute refugees, clearly oblivious to the fact that they themselves are, indeed, humans with rights.
BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi had insulted the country from foreign soil by asserting that the US and European nations were oblivious that a huge chunk of democratic model had come undone in India.
Despite the many years of banking services in Zambia, the bank seems to be oblivious to customer needs.
Even though the players on the Boston Celtics have said all the right things leading up to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, they aren’t oblivious to all the trade rumors flying around.
For Freddy to be effective, he must regularly attack Survivors to ensure they enter the Dream World, in which they are Oblivious and become susceptible to Freddy’s chase powers.
Her lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu had earlier stated that he was oblivious of the fact that the GIS was in the process of deporting his client.
I don’t know if she was oblivious to possible psychological harm, or whether she wanted us to grow up realizing that everyone wants to kill us.
It’s not like we are oblivious to what work the other is doing.
Many is the husband who has had a great wife who met his needs day after day, year after year, and he plodded on oblivious to the fact that he was an utter and complete failure at meeting her needs.
Musa said, “We are not oblivious to the complex challenges that lie ahead.
On the other hand, the PDP’s spokesman said “Adetimehin is probably the only person who is oblivious of the fact that Ondo State people hold his party, APC, and its inhuman government responsible for their suffering and agony of the last eight years.
Randy Quaid’s oblivious loudmouth character works much better as a comic sideshow to Clark’s begrudging voice of reason than as the main attraction.
The comments, students said, were oblivious to their financial struggles.
The geese and the swans seem completely oblivious to the fact they weren’t being stung or anything which I thought was quite amazing they were just swimming among them.
The unsuspecting consumer, attracted by the promised benefits, remains oblivious to the possible health hazards.
Unfortunately, when Mason Kane lost his memory after a botched mission, his memory serum was destroyed, leaving him oblivious to his former life while the agency he loved crumbled.
What if a casual roll of the dice saw you stumble, sleepy-eyed and oblivious, into the path of a global star?
Whether they're fungal zombies or humans, enemies in remain oblivious to players movements unless they're sprinting or blatantly walking in front of them.
Y’all, am I raising one of those goofy oblivious dudes who don’t know when people like them?
Common combinations with oblivious
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- oblivious to 110×
- oblivious of 24×
- be oblivious 12×
- was oblivious 11×
- is oblivious 9×
- completely oblivious 9×
- were oblivious 8×
- not oblivious 8×
- remain oblivious 8×
- are oblivious 7×