UNCONSCIOUS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

unconscious

adjective

ˌən-ˈkän(t)-shəs

Definition of unconscious next

as in cold

having lost consciousness the guard was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head

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as in unaware

not informed about or aware of something unconscious of the somber expression she wore

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Recent Examples of unconscious Derek Borsody is a first-year medical student at UC and remains unconscious, unresponsive and in intensive care since the collapse, according to a lawsuit filed by Borsody's guardian on his behalf. —

Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026 The hypothermia deaths include an unidentified methamphetamine user found unconscious on Jerome Ave. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026 Hikers saw a man apparently unconscious around mile marker 25 after what was said to have been a bee sting. —

Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026 The effect could remind one of jam bands, yes, but also of the unconscious cerebral shiftings of psych rock, where every instrument lysergically trembles a little outside of itself. —

Ivy Nelson, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

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Adjective

Snow and cold conditions have become increasingly unreliable.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Built for extreme cold Corvus One for Cold Chain uses industrial-grade barcode scanners with precise control over focus and exposure, enabling reliable label capture even when barcodes are frosted, damaged, or low contrast.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026