Aware
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈwɛə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aware is an adjective meaning Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Meaning
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
More Meanings
- Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To make (someone) aware of something.
Example Sentences
Stay aware! Don't let your guard down.
Are you aware of what is being said about you?
Gotta get going. I wasn’t aware that it was already so late.
Conſcience is the director of all our actions, and diſcriminates them all, with the intentions of our hearts; awares us of the crime of the one, and the virtue of the other.
Word Forms
- awarer
- awarest
- awares
- awaring
- awared
Synonyms for aware
Depending on context, synonyms include wary, watchful, sensitive, alert, attentive, observant.
Antonyms for aware
Common opposites include unaware, mindless, unwitting, unmindful, forgetful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alert, careful, mindful, alive, awake, conscious.
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Sources & Attribution
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