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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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Let me answer your request with a question of my own: How would you prove to me that you are conscious?...

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Pooja, played by Prasanna Bish, is educated, socially conscious and talks about gender equality and dignity.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Throughout the 1980s and beyond, he continued to collaborate widely, working with musicians including James Brown and John Lydon, and contributing to politically conscious projects such as the anti-apartheid song Sun City in 1985.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Halliday: I don’t think it’d be possible to tell a story without being conscious of any sort of parallels because we all watch the news, we’re all aware of the world we live in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Not really. Eventually, maybe. But not the initial amplitude; that’s outside conscious control. If it weren’t—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

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