conscious
Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
Example
“The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.”
Other meanings
Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
“I was conscious of a noise behind me. a very class-conscious analysis”
Synonyms
- voluntary
Antonyms
- asleep
- unaware
- unconscious
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "cōnscius" (conscious, conscious of guilt).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “conscious” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.