as in aware
having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sentient
Then there's the story of the Empire brutally crushing resistance to a refueling station on the moon of Dizon Fray by killing the sentient species who lived there.
—
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Ars Technica: Your AI take is that neither the dystopian view of sentient AI or the utopian view is necessarily correct.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Record-breaking Severance just confirmed season 3, while last month Netflix’ Electric State – one of the most expensive movies ever made – became the latest in a long cinematic lineage toying with our attraction-repulsion to sentient machines (just don’t read the critics’ reviews).
—Katie Baron, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Is there any sentient human being who believes that?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sentient
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Ars Technica: Your AI take is that neither the dystopian view of sentient AI or the utopian view is necessarily correct.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Record-breaking Severance just confirmed season 3, while last month Netflix’ Electric State – one of the most expensive movies ever made – became the latest in a long cinematic lineage toying with our attraction-repulsion to sentient machines (just don’t read the critics’ reviews).
—Katie Baron, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Is there any sentient human being who believes that?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sentient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentient
Adjective
-
But he’s also gotta be aware of a lot of his tackles are gonna be below the knees.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
-
Goldenberg says in the future, rank-and-file attendees need to be aware of those signs — and act on them by alerting someone.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Adjective
-
Alonso was conscious of this when speaking on Thursday in Spain.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
-
Plus, the adjustable cinch waist is equally as flattering for hiking trails as navigating the style conscious streets of Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share