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 Like Dominique Pelicot, the French man who used the online chat platform Coco to recruit men to rape his drugged and unconscious wife, the @SteveCumfulls of the world thrive on the internet’s reach and de-facto anonymity. — Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors allege Freire raped one of the women while she was incapacitated, took photographs of the unconscious roommates and shared the images with others. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Oscar drives her home and, paralyzed by the situation, leaves her unconscious at her family’s door. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Even while unconscious during surgery, Leo remains pope and retains his authority. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

The instigating weather system bringing the risk to the Southwest is an upper-level low — or a high altitude pocket of cold air, low pressure and spin.

— Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
The case went cold until 2014, when Stockwell was located and interviewed by cold case detectives.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

An employee was unaware of testing sanitizer for the ware washing sink.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Communication breakdowns may leave patients unaware of available services, while a lack of referrals can keep them from receiving needed care.

— Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

After yet another school shooting, investigators are trying to piece together a senseless act.

— October 16, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
The remnants of police caution tape wrapped around utility poles are the only sign of the tragic and senseless shooting that killed Kayliah.

— Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of senseless

Adjective

These schemes often drove the show’s humor, along with the awkward social dynamics Fielder engineered by acting oblivious to the norms of human behavior.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Atiqullah remained at midfield, oblivious, the blanket over his head.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 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