UNCONSCIOUS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

unconscious

adjective

ˌən-ˈkän(t)-shəs

Definition of unconscious

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 The three victims were found unconscious in the streets around the Angel of Independence monument on the Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City. — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Audio from an emergency medical services dispatch suggests that McConnell, 84, was reported unconscious at his Washington residence in June, prompting an advanced life support response. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Two women and one man were found unconscious on streets near the iconic Angel of Independence monument, where thousands had gathered Tuesday night to celebrate, Mexico City's Health Secretariat said on the social platform X. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 McConnell was found unconscious the morning of June 14 and transported to a local hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance, according to Punchbowl News and the New York Post. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unconscious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconscious

Adjective

Next to him, the waters of Lincoln’s Sinking Spring still ran cold.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
If time doesn’t allow for spa treatments, a morning swim in the indoor pool accompanied by a sauna and cold plunge in one of their two thermal suites might suffice.

— Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of cold

Adjective

Ten years after losing her father to a senseless tragedy, bride Jeni Stepien walked toward her future husband, Paul Maenner, on the arm of the one man who could testify that her father’s heart was still beating.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to uncover the truth.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 June 2026

Definition of senseless

Adjective

Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
And then there are amateur collectors like me, who might not know ironstone from porcelain, but whose last day on earth could be spent touching old objects in ignorant bliss.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026