Definition of UNCONSCIOUS

unconscious

Meanings

Plural: unconsciouses

Noun

  • that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
  • That part of mind that is not consciously perceived.

Adjective

  • not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
    • "lay unconscious on the floor"

Adjective Satellite

  • without conscious volition
  • (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; - Charles Dickens
    • "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"

Adj

  • Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
  • Without directed thought or awareness.
  • engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.

Origin / Etymology

From un- + conscious.

Synonyms

down for the count, in the zone, insentient, lost to the world, oblivious, on a roll, out of it, out on one's feet, senseless, subconscious, subconscious mind, subconsciousness, unaware, unconscious mind, under

Antonyms

conscious

Scrabble Score: 15

unconscious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
unconscious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unconscious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

unconscious is a valid Words With Friends word