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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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. Kahlil Gibran:

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

2. The State Department official:

   It is hard to know exactly what will come out of this first conversation, i am not oblivious to the weight of history.

3. Maredith Close:

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

4. Jennifer Cutrona:

   I got away from the guy, but was extremely upset at how oblivious I had been to this possibility.

5. Louis Aragon:

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