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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Eric Anderson said the man was a transient known to the agency and was found unconscious Sunday afternoon near the park’s south entrance off Katella Avenue.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of unconscious

Adjective

The Rays bullpen was able to settle in, using seven total pitchers, but the Tampa offense was sound asleep until Liam Hicks and Chandler Simpson both doubled in the ninth for the Rays, making the score 4-1.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026
And those in power in LA and at the state level have been asleep at the wheel.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

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