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unconscious

[uhn-kon-shuhs] / ʌnˈkɒn ʃəs /
ADJECTIVE
not awake; out cold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comatose paralyzed senseless
STRONG
cold out raving
WEAK
benumbed blacked out bombed dead to the world drowsy entranced feeling no pain flattened in a trance inanimate inert insensate insensible knocked lethargic numb on the canvas out like a light palsied passed out put away stunned stupefied swooning torpid tranced zonked
Antonyms
WEAK
awake aware conscious decided intended intentional knowing
ADJECTIVE
ignorant; automatic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
innate instinctive latent lost repressed subliminal suppressed
STRONG
accidental gut reflex subconscious
WEAK
inadvertent inattentive inherent involuntary unaware uncalculated undeliberate unheeding unintended unintentional unmindful unpremeditated unrealized unwitting
Antonyms
WEAK
awake aware conscious decided intended intentional knowing

Example Sentences

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“Surrealist Affinities” shows her interest in death, dreams and the unconscious, the concerns of those artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A simple “Substance”-eque sequence of probiotics triggers a relaxing unconscious state, regenerating a utopian gut biome in a short six to eight weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

West Yorkshire Police said officers attended Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe at 05:55 GMT on Saturday, after the teenager was found unconscious in the street.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Sidana scurried over to his unconscious, toothless friend.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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