1
as in cold
having lost consciousness
the guard was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head
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as in unaware
not informed about or aware of something
unconscious of the somber expression she wore
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Recent Examples of unconscious
But the presence of Sue, unconscious and glowing nearby, haunts her.
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Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Trachtenberg was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in her Manhattan apartment on the morning of Feb. 26.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
The vagus nerve—the part of your nervous system that’s responsible for regulating various unconscious bodily functions like your heart rate, immune response, and digestion—plays a major role in these symptoms.
—Kathleen Ferraro, SELF, 15 Apr. 2025
By the time the wagon arrived at the Western District station, its sixth stop, Gray was unconscious.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
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Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Trachtenberg was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in her Manhattan apartment on the morning of Feb. 26.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
The vagus nerve—the part of your nervous system that’s responsible for regulating various unconscious bodily functions like your heart rate, immune response, and digestion—plays a major role in these symptoms.
—Kathleen Ferraro, SELF, 15 Apr. 2025
By the time the wagon arrived at the Western District station, its sixth stop, Gray was unconscious.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
Adjective
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South of the border: 'Too scary' U.S. industries are already feeling a cold wind from up north.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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In colder regions, plants can be grown as an annual or overwintered indoors as a houseplant.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Many homeowners are unaware that these machines require regular maintenance.—
Brynn Cooksey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Many Americans are unaware that government regulation of industry helped bring us these precious gains in children’s health, by keeping tuberculosis, E.coli, and yes, bird flu out of the milk people drink.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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If there's a silver lining to an otherwise senseless spate of arbor violence, Vejar said, the city now has an opportunity to diversify its urban forest.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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People are deeply moved by some aspect of it and sometimes seemingly oblivious to other aspects of it.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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When Woods’ teammate Tom Kim turned his back on a chip-in, tossing his club in celebration, oblivious to the fact that his ball had lipped out, Woods was convulsed with laughter.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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This situation would be a comedy of errors if not for its ending in tragedy: Andy is ignorant of Sherry’s affections, Sherry has no notion of Crawford’s intentions, and Crawford could not care less about either of them.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some sellers, who may only own a home for a few years, may be ignorant of its past.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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