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
This morning, unconscious Moon forms an easy sextile with cerebral Mercury, so conversations feel safer, and a small update to a plan lands smoothly.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Bajrakitiyabha was hospitalized in December 2022 after falling unconscious while training dogs for an army exhibition.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
The episode ends with the sight of an unconscious Lance in the trunk of a car, abducted by some unseen assailant.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
The unconscious Moon in your 4th House of Home conjoins aching Chiron there, highlighting family patterns and house routines that need a kinder, more sustainable approach.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Bajrakitiyabha was hospitalized in December 2022 after falling unconscious while training dogs for an army exhibition.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
The episode ends with the sight of an unconscious Lance in the trunk of a car, abducted by some unseen assailant.
—Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
The unconscious Moon in your 4th House of Home conjoins aching Chiron there, highlighting family patterns and house routines that need a kinder, more sustainable approach.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
Adjective
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Few things feel as satisfying as a cold drink of water after mowing the lawn on a hot afternoon, finishing a tough workout or waking up thirsty in the middle of the night.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The heat wave can contribute to the lack of sea ice extent because there is not reflective white ice surface to keep it cold, Neff said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Australian Transport Safety Bureau The pilot, unaware of what had happened, felt the aircraft suddenly pitch up, and noticed the airspeed rapidly decreasing.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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In this case, hospital staff who treated the Idaho man were initially unaware of the skunk scratch and attributed his symptoms to chronic comorbidities.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Dec. 2025
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The boy’s family and county leaders are renewing their plea for witnesses to come forward, saying justice for a child lost to senseless street violence is long overdue.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Season 2 opens with a senseless act of violence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The average grocery-store mandarin orange—the kind that lived, oblivious and happy, in fruit bowls across the United States until relatively recently; the kind that doesn’t have a robust online fandom—falls somewhere from 8 to 11 degrees Brix.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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Trump is absolutely oblivious at times to what would obviously serve his best interest.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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Their earliest performances could be fun and irreverent, too, but Boy George says they were also marred by ignorant, homophobic heckling.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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And using both words does not reveal that a person is ignorant but rather cosmopolitan.—
Kirk Bowman,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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