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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The perk here is that the material holds up to cold weather by stretching and expanding without breaking, requiring fewer repairs and resource use.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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But there are ways of assessing it with cold hard figures, most notably the FIFA world rankings, which began in the 1990s as a way to assess the strength of international teams.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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However, many bettors are unaware of the unique tax consequences when gambling on sports that can leave many bettors with a large tax bill at the end of the year.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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In the midst of Parker's relationship with Griffin in 2019, Prior was helping her with some medical bills and was unaware of Parker making big purchases with her new boyfriend.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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This country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The tragicomic, by contrast, elevates mixed affect as an ethical experience of a senseless world.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Clement’s sad-sack charm successfully boosts the leap of faith required to keep Steve from becoming an oblivious creep, but the show belongs to Walker.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Golden retrievers remained cheerfully oblivious as usual.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 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 20 Jun. 2026.
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