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 The deployment of cringe might seems like a ridiculous, even unconscious, exercise by an administration that – as with the five-day tenure of former press secretary Katie Zacharia shows – regularly exposes itself to derision and satire. — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026 For the first few days of her hospitalization, Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator. — Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 The unconscious is not a destination to be mapped or even reached. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

Slanting rays of cold November sunlight picked out every point on his big rack and colored them a rich antique ivory.

— ANGUS CAMERON, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
Jim Davies, a member of the El Dorado County Fish and Wildlife Commission, said collisions become particularly troublesome when migratory deer move from the Sierra Nevada into the foothills and valley during colder months.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 11 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

His victims were kept ignorant of the arrangement, denied a voice in a bargain that would affect their lives.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
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