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 Ballard was unconscious at the scene of the crash in Topeka and had to be extricated from his vehicle, a 2024 Ford F-150 pickup truck. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Such fractures would have knocked the individuals unconscious, causing internal bleeding and likely death, per Campbell. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 During the arrest, medics tended to Jennings, who was unconscious on a nearby sidewalk. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 Assistant federal defender Stephen Ferrell, the attorney for Christa Pike, said in a Sunday interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union that his client remains unconscious and intubated in a Nashville hospital. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

The spa is set to open in mid-December and promises to have a range of treatments including massages, facials, and hot/cold therapy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Concrete is rigid, cold, and dead; land is living and breathing.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

On February 14, 2024, the air force struck a tunnel in that neighborhood, targeting two senior Hamas commanders, unaware of six hostages inside.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Blissfully unaware of the industry’s collective eye baggage and only concerned about her own (non-existent) dark circles is Saoirse Ronan, who Eurostar-ed her way to Paris just for the Louis Vuitton show.

— Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of unaware

Adjective

Keeping her husband happy yet oblivious—managing his baby fever with staged fake miscarriages—only goes so far when Martha begins suffering an inexplicable illness that culminates in an impossible pregnancy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The $125 million production stars a nearly unrecognizable Cruise playing an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivious

Adjective

Also, the incorrect assumption among those who either are ignorant of the real economic realities or just don’t care and just want to pander to their own districts.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
The old worst dressed lists could be cruel, sexist, culturally ignorant, and spectacularly misguided.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026