Vocabulary
Oblivious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one.
Urdu meaning
غافل، دھیان نہ رکھنے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- While there have been large demonstrations in KP condemning terrorist violence and rejecting continued military operations the rest of Pakistan seems oblivious to the terrorist threat.
- So, `personal piety` oblivious to this obligation and Sufism neutral to social reality have no roots in the Quran.
- Bhagwat isn`t oblivious to the reality that both India and Pakistan for all the wrong reasons have nuclear weapons aimed at each other.
- Even this defence seems oblivious to how the public perceives suchevents.
- Even this defence seems oblivious to how the public perceives suchevents.
Synonyms
unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful, insensible, unheeding, ignorant
Antonyms
aware, conscious
Curator example
“she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time”
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