SEMICONSCIOUS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

semiconscious

adjective

Definition of semiconscious

as in unconscious

only somewhat awake and able to understand what is happening around you The victim was semiconscious and could barely talk.

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Recent Examples of semiconscious When first responders reached the scene, Glass was semiconscious. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025 Officials said he was found semiconscious on the River Trail on June 30 but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 May 2025 On the evening of June 29, another Texas man was found semiconscious before becoming unresponsive and dying along the River Trail near the bottom of the canyon. — Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024 On June 29, another Texas man was found semiconscious on the River Trail halfway between Silver Bridge and Black Bridge near Phantom Ranch. — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 9 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for semiconscious

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Studies by psychologists like Ambady, Rosenthal, and Todorov show these snap judgments, often influenced by facial features or unconscious mimicry (the chameleon effect), significantly shape outcomes.

— Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
McConnell was hospitalized the morning of June 14 after experiencing a fall that left him briefly unconscious, according to his office.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of unconscious

Adjective

How Gut Health Affects Sleep About a third of adults have at least one symptom of chronic insomnia, which refers to trouble falling or staying asleep at least three nights a week for three months or longer.

— Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 24 July 2026
In that corner of the room, beside that window in the house in Stromness overlooking the small harbor, on a sofa upholstered in threadbare sailcloth, lay Paul, asleep.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

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