Antonyms for consciousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kon-shuh s-nis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs |
Definition of consciousness
Origin :- 1630s, "internal knowledge," from conscious + -ness. Meaning "state of being aware" is from 1746.
- noun knowledge
- The consciousness of recent misconduct filled her with extreme dread.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The allusion and a consciousness of Vancouver brought a smile into Viviette's eyes.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Our very fear of the death-principle admits it into our consciousness.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Yet the consciousness of my situation does not always make me sad.
- Extract from : « Fragments from The Journal of a Solitary Man » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Admitted into our consciousness it starts its work of killing us.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- There was nothing in her behaviour to indicate a consciousness of error from her sphere.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- "Look into your own consciousness and memory," replied the virtuoso.
- Extract from : « A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Somehow the whip-snap of authority in his voice reached the Nubian's consciousness.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- In spite of himself, he could not shake off the consciousness that he had broken his word.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I tried to read and pray with him, but cannot say that he showed any consciousness of his true situation.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
Synonyms for consciousness
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