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 McConnell, 84, was reported unconscious at his Washington residence last month, prompting an advanced life support response. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Four children have filed a lawsuit against the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office after their mother died last year after becoming unconscious at the downtown jail. — Theresa Clift july 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village. — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026 Popham murdered Elaine on November 1, 1979, after striking her from behind with frying pans, rendering her unconscious, and then shooting her in the head with Bunyard’s shotgun in the garage. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

With the game clock frozen, Purple Reign’s offense went equally as cold.

— Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
John Dillinger lay on a cold slab in the Cook County Morgue Monday.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

The original owner transferred the title to the second buyer, unaware that someone had already paid for the same car months earlier.

— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Beyond a stadium that was barely at 10% capacity, many around the city were unaware of not only the Open Cup match, but the Wizards themselves.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Ten years after losing her father to a senseless tragedy, bride Jeni Stepien walked toward her future husband, Paul Maenner, on the arm of the one man who could testify that her father’s heart was still beating.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to uncover the truth.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Definition of senseless

Adjective

Musiala carries on walking, oblivious to the fact that his new team-mate is no longer by his side until two of Bayern’s media staff, one with a microphone and another holding a camera, scamper back to the stairs, where Olise is hiding.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 14 July 2026
But for another two and a half years, it’s stuck with a boss who often seems oblivious to customer concerns.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 29 June 2026