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 Annelise was discovered unconscious in the hotel pool and was brought to Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 The officer was knocked unconscious and rushed to a local hospital with serious injuries. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 McConnell broke his public silence July 12 amid the absence, saying in a statement that he was hospitalized after experiencing a fall that left him briefly unconscious. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 Oakland police, firefighters and paramedics responded to the home after receiving a report about an unconscious child having difficulty breathing. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

Health benefits Peppermint oil is widely used as pain relief, digestive aid and cold relief.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Eldridge’s home run, a solo shot, was the latest exhibition of his game-changing power, an opposite-field, 423-foot blast that cleared the left-center field fence on a cold San Francisco (50-70) night with feet to spare.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

The growing gap between AI adoption and governance means many businesses are unaware of their rights, making unexplained denials a critical issue for capital access.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
First Street, a climate risk modeling company in New York City, discovered more than twice as many Americans live in dangerous flood-prone areas than FEMA's maps suggest, leaving many homeowners and even local officials unaware of the risk.

— Laura Sullivan, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Daemon narrowly avoids death by dragon as Silverwing's fury brings down nearby stone structures, leaving him nearly senseless.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
There's heartache for a Norwood, Massachusetts, family still trying to grasp how a gentle soul who was always smiling could be taken in such a senseless act of violence.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of senseless

Adjective

Brian recently broke another kid’s arm, only half by accident, while Audrey appears to be struggling with some unarticulated feelings for her oblivious bestie.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Legislators seem oblivious to the devastating effect of pension costs on local governments.

— Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of oblivious

Adjective

Howard Bryant's comparison this week between Cunningham's comments and Colin Kaepernick's protests was both ignorant and desperate.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Only those stubbornly ignorant to the human cost of actual combat would be psyched to bring on more of it.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026