consciousness

English Thesaurus

1. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	cognitive state, state of mind,
definition	:	the state of a person's cognitive processes (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	stream of consciousness,
definition	:	the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	ego, self,
definition	:	your consciousness of your own identity (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	awareness, sentience,
definition	:	state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	aesthesia, esthesia, sensibility,
definition	:	mental responsiveness and awareness (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	waking,
definition	:	the state of remaining awake (noun.cognition)

2. having knowledge of (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	knowing,
definition	:	a clear and certain mental apprehension (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	self-awareness,
definition	:	awareness of your own individuality (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	feel,
definition	:	an intuitive awareness (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	sense,
definition	:	a general conscious awareness (noun.cognition)

attribute	:	aware, cognisant, cognizant,
definition	:	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception (adj.all)

attribute	:	incognizant, unaware,
definition	:	(often followed by `of') not aware (adj.all)

3. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	unconsciousness,
definition	:	a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conscious,
definition	:	knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts (adj.all)

derivation	:	conscious, witting,
definition	:	intentionally conceived (adj.all)

4. having knowledge of (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	incognizance,
definition	:	a lack of knowledge or recognition (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	cognise, cognize, know,
definition	:	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	aware, cognisant, cognizant,
definition	:	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception (adj.all)

derivation	:	conscious,
definition	:	(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something (adj.all)

derivation	:	knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read,
definition	:	highly educated; having extensive information or understanding (adj.all)

derivation	:	knowing, wise, wise to,
definition	:	evidencing the possession of inside information (adj.all)

derivation	:	knowing, knowledgeable,
definition	:	alert and fully informed (adj.all)

derivation	:	aware, mindful,
definition	:	bearing in mind; attentive to (adj.all)

5. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	unconsciousness,
definition	:	a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conscious,
definition	:	knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts (adj.all)

derivation	:	conscious, witting,
definition	:	intentionally conceived (adj.all)

6. having knowledge of (noun.cognition)

antonym	:	incognizance,
definition	:	a lack of knowledge or recognition (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	cognise, cognize, know,
definition	:	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	aware, cognisant, cognizant,
definition	:	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception (adj.all)

derivation	:	conscious,
definition	:	(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something (adj.all)

derivation	:	knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read,
definition	:	highly educated; having extensive information or understanding (adj.all)

derivation	:	knowing, wise, wise to,
definition	:	evidencing the possession of inside information (adj.all)

derivation	:	knowing, knowledgeable,
definition	:	alert and fully informed (adj.all)

derivation	:	aware, mindful,
definition	:	bearing in mind; attentive to (adj.all)