unconscious

1. 1
   adjective

   Not awake and not able to feel or notice anything, often after a hard hit to the head.

   Like being in a deep sleep that you cannot wake up from.

   The boxer was knocked unconscious in the third round.

   She found him lying unconscious on the kitchen floor.

   Similarsenseless, unaware, insentient

   Oppositeconscious, awake, aware

2. 2
   adjective

   Happening without thinking about it or being aware of it.

   Like doing something out of habit without even noticing.

   Tapping his foot was an unconscious habit he never noticed.

   She made an unconscious gesture whenever she felt nervous.

   Similarsubconscious

   Oppositeconscious, deliberate, intentional

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The part of the mind that works without you knowing about it.

   Like a locked room in your mind that you cannot see into.

   Many fears are buried deep in the unconscious.

   Dreams can show what hides in the unconscious.

   Similarsubconscious, subconsciousness

   Oppositeconscious

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4. 4
   adjective

   Performing a skill so smoothly that you do it without thinking.

   The shooter was unconscious from the field that whole night.

   She played almost unconscious, sinking every shot without thinking.

   Similarunstoppable

   Oppositecold

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