UN-CONSCIOUS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

unconscious

adjective

ˌən-ˈkän(t)-shəs

Definition of unconscious

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 Of course, beating the Jets is a little like winning a fistfight against a guy who’s already unconscious. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 Officers found the man unconscious on a sidewalk between the resort hotels and a park entrance, where he was pronounced dead at the scene. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Officers found an unconscious adult man who was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Doe’s friend was initially blocked by other fraternity brothers from going upstairs to check on her until a member who saw Doe unconscious told them to let the friend up, according to the lawsuit. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

After starting in the middle of the night, candidates get about four hours of sleep over the next five days and complete tasks like carrying logs, launching boats into crashing waves, lying in cold ocean water and running around 200 miles.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
Doing so before the plant is fully dormant can encourage new growth, which will be vulnerable to cold damage when cooler weather arrives.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

The famed downtown venue is once again operating Thursdays to Sunday, but many have been unaware.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Just a few weeks ago, a survey from UK arbitration service Acas found that two-fifths of employers across all industries were unaware of these changes in law.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Kohler is the text—to even classify him as an ‘unreliable narrator’ would be senseless, as there is no external truth to judge him against.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
For once, the senseless rioting in Springfield is correct, because Marge, along with Patty and Selma, are actually witches.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of senseless

Adjective

Here’s the feckless poor, here’s the striving poor, here’s the oblivious cheerful poor, here’s the drug addict, here’s the drunk.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Confident in the safety of their compound, Andrew and the soldiers were oblivious to the boy’s bad intentions.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of oblivious

Adjective

Understandably, Penn struggles to hold these disparate points of focus together with a performance that vacillates between disarmingly dopey and almost willfully ignorant of the realities of the 2000s media landscape.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Some people in the White House treated Jackie as a cipher, ignorant of almost everything happening.

— Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026