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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"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

However, his groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks remained for many his greatest work - portraying an idyllic American small town encroached by a chaotic unconscious world.

From BBC

Rescue workers spent 40 minutes dismantling part of the travelator to free the boy, who by then had fallen unconscious.

From BBC

While on the road, Mr Robinson fell seriously ill with pneumonia, leaving him unconscious for three days.

From BBC

How can you categorize and corral the unconscious?

From The Wall Street Journal

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