Synonyms for oblivious
əˈblɪv i əsobliv·i·ous

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1. oblivious

   As regards mental action, absorbed, abstracted, and preoccupied refer to the cause, absent or absent-minded to the effect. The man absorbed in one thing will appear absent in others. A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied. The absent-minded man is oblivious of ordinary matters, because his thoughts are elsewhere. One who is preoccupied is intensely busy in thought; one may be absent-minded either through intense concentration or simply through inattention, with fitful and aimless wandering of thought. Compare ABSTRACT.

   Synonyms:
   absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, negligent, preoccupied, thoughtless

   Antonyms:
   alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 11 votes

1. oblivious(p), unmindful(p)adjective

   (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of

   "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"

   Antonyms:
   aware(p), cognizant, attentive, cognisant

2. forgetful, obliviousadjective

   failing to keep in mind

   "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"

   Synonyms:
   unmindful, unretentive, mindless, short, oblivious(p), unmindful(p), forgetful

   Antonyms:
   cognisant, attentive, aware(p), cognizant

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1. obliviousadjective

   Synonyms:
   forgetful, mindless, heedless, careless, negligent, neglectful

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1. obliviousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unmindful, unconscious, forgetful, heedless, disregardful

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1. List of paraphrases for "oblivious":

   unconscious, insensitive, indifferent

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1. Louis Aragon:

   Love is made by two people, in different kinds of solitude. It can be in a crowd, but in an oblivious crowd.

2. Kahlil Gibran:

   The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.

3. Peter Hotez:

   Trying to do science by press release, without backing it up, either with a traditional journal or a preprint... has universally led to misunderstanding and has no place in science. The biotechs are doing it because they're writing for their shareholders, they're writing for their investors, but it's being done in a way that's oblivious to its public health impact and needs to stop.

4. Maredith Close:

   There is no way to be completely happy without being oblivious to the world around you.

5. Cat Packer:

   I will admit, before taking the class, I was completely oblivious to the many interesting conversations happening around the country about this subject.