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
In the critical texts and curatorial essays reprinted here, Enwezor repeatedly engaged with artists who were on their own conscious or unconscious quests for identities that could not be reduced to their appearances or to the way their lives had been historicized.
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Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Chop off the unconscious scientist's hand!
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Breton aimed to access the unconscious through dream and automatism, a surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, allowing spontaneous expression from the subconscious mind, free from rational thought or aesthetic rules.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
When officers arrived on scene, the pedestrian was unconscious and not breathing.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Simon Njami, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Chop off the unconscious scientist's hand!
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Breton aimed to access the unconscious through dream and automatism, a surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, allowing spontaneous expression from the subconscious mind, free from rational thought or aesthetic rules.
—Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
When officers arrived on scene, the pedestrian was unconscious and not breathing.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious
Adjective
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Frankincense and resins open the composition, mingling with tonka and vanilla bean for a sensual, sophisticated, and addictive aroma that invites you to linger beside a boutique hotel’s flickering fireplace on a cold night.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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This matching set’s rise to Amazon popularity couldn’t come at a better time, with cold weather and the holidays right around the corner.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His fellow students were largely unaware of his baseball stardom.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Most of our friends were unaware of what was happening.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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But what’s happening now in their lives is testimony to love and faith and resilience in the wake of such senseless tragedy.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth community members reacted to the fatal shooting inside a West 7th bar early Sunday, with some calling it senseless violence as police work to find the suspects.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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This is not to say that Woody was oblivious to my problems.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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In terms of emotions, these Red Sox — and a goodly number of their fans — are just doing their thing, seemingly oblivious of the Yankees.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pilot has moments both sweet and funny, and sets up the possibility of romance amongst the characters, as well as further high jinks from a rotating cast of license seekers and citizens ignorant of the requirements for a Real ID.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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At the time, central Appalachia was widely depicted in the popular press as a backward, ignorant region whose mountainous terrain kept its people isolated, outside the flow of progress – a stereotype still common today.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Unconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconscious. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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