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
Park officials received a report of a semiconscious hiker on the River Trail halfway between Silver Bridge and Black Bridge near Phantom Ranch around 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
For most of the time that Hicks was testifying, Trump was sitting in his now customary position at the defense table, slumped in his chair, eyes closed, seemingly semiconscious.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
The girl was breathing and semiconscious when taken to a hospital, police said.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
With Buddy’s long-suffering wife Elaine (the indispensable Randy Graff) loyally waiting at home, Buddy trundles off to perform bottom-draw bookings at places such as the Walter P. Saperstein Retirement Center, where his audience, apparently, is only semiconscious.
—Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
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Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
For most of the time that Hicks was testifying, Trump was sitting in his now customary position at the defense table, slumped in his chair, eyes closed, seemingly semiconscious.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
The girl was breathing and semiconscious when taken to a hospital, police said.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
With Buddy’s long-suffering wife Elaine (the indispensable Randy Graff) loyally waiting at home, Buddy trundles off to perform bottom-draw bookings at places such as the Walter P. Saperstein Retirement Center, where his audience, apparently, is only semiconscious.
—Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semiconscious
Adjective
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According to the district attorney’s office, the autopsy also revealed that Bella still may have been alive, although unconscious, when Landon folded her body and stuffed it in the bucket head first.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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The pregnant woman, who had been in her second trimester, was found unconscious and not breathing when police arrived at the home, the probable cause said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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When the children are asleep, Charlotte and Raffi can grab the baby monitor and hop the balcony wall to their friends’ house.—
Rhaina Cohen,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2025
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One of them is asleep, actually, or maybe dead already?—
Allegra Leal,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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“Semiconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semiconscious. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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