awareness
noun
ADJ. full | greater, heightened, increased | dawning, growing, increasing a growing awareness of healthy living| acute, deep, intense, keen, strong | conscious, direct | intuitive | sudden | general, public | cultural, environmental, moral, political, religious, sexual, social, spatial, spiritual
VERB + AWARENESS have Politicians now have much greater awareness of these problems.| build, develop, encourage, foster, heighten, increase, raise The group is trying to raise public awareness about homelessness.
AWARENESS + VERB increase, spread Environmental awareness has increased over the years.
PREP. ~ among/amongst building awareness among the target audience| ~ of an increased awareness of the risks
PHRASES a lack of awareness
