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

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The results showed that people reported the deepest sleep not only when they had no conscious experience, but also after vivid, immersive dreams.

From Science Daily

Whether today’s AI systems are actually conscious is far from settled.

From The Wall Street Journal

“For better or for worse, ‘The Complex’ is my truest expression of myself as an artist yet because I wasn’t conscious of influences,” Mahajan says on a Zoom call from his home in Providence, R.I.

From Los Angeles Times

Exoprojection in which the somnolent user is able to assume a conscious awareness of an ideal reality from the past.

From The Wall Street Journal

But now that I’m pushing 50, I’m more conscious of the need to prioritize.

From The Wall Street Journal

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