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Definitions

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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Just before 19:00 BST on Monday, East Midlands Ambulance Service were called to a report of an unconscious man in Beaumont Leys Park, close to a retail area.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

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

“He can’t be mad at dad for not being like mom even if that was his unconscious wish.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Hibiscus sagged immediately, unconscious, and Redemption massaged his hand as he looked back up at Jam and Pet.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi