Conscious

Quick meaning: Conscious is an adjective meaning Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.

Meaning

Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.

More Meanings

1. Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
2. Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
3. Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing.
4. Known or felt personally, internally by a person.
5. The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.
6. (rare) Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.

Example Sentences

Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.

Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness.

I was conscious of a noise behind me. a very class-conscious analysis

The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.

Word Forms

• consciouses

Synonyms for conscious

Depending on context, synonyms include voluntary, wilful, intentional, sentient, self-conscious, semiconscious.

Antonyms for conscious

Common opposites include asleep, unaware, unconscious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include witting, sentient, self-conscious, alert, aware, awake.

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