conscious

[kon-shuhs] / ˈkɒn ʃəs /

ADJECTIVE

alert, awake

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive aware certain cognizant informed keen mindful responsive sensible sure vigilant watchful

WEAK

able to recognize acquainted aesthetic alive to apperceptive apprised assured au courant conversant discerning hep to in on in right mind knowing noticing noting observing on to perceiving percipient recognizing remarking seeing sensitive to sentient supraliminal understanding wise to with it witting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive unaware uncertain unconfident uninformed unsure

WEAK

indifferent unconscious unintentional unresponsive unstudied

ADJECTIVE

intentional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calculated deliberate premeditated rational reflective responsible self-conscious

WEAK

affected knowing mannered reasoning studied willful

Antonyms

WEAK

impassive indifferent not deliberate senseless unaware unconscious unfeeling unintentional unmindful unresponsive unstudied

Example Sentences

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Head swiped at Carse, Jacks was conscious of stepping on the rope and took his eye off a simple chance.

From BBC

"Simplified messages like this distract from the fact that people are perfectly capable of making conscious and informed food decisions."

From Science Daily

“I’m constantly conscious that someone might be looking at the back of my head,” Lee says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The actress confesses she was "conscious and scared" of whether she could portray the character and story "as honestly and bravely and humanly as possible".

From BBC

"It was really difficult. We tried to pull people out who were conscious, people who were unconscious, and get them to a warm place."

From Barron's

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