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conscious

conscious

103 3.5
Aware of something and noticing it or its effects
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒnʃəs/
translation icon : consciente de
  • He was finally conscious of the changes he needed to make in his life.
  • become conscious of
  • more conscious
  • less conscious

I, I'm so much more conscious of age.

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Examples

  • And we're not conscious of what we've lost as a society.

  • And as that happens, we become conscious of our experience.

  • And you could ask, how conscious was she of any of those?

  • I was becoming much more conscious about what it was I valued.

  • I, I'm so much more conscious of age.

  • As an actress, how conscious do you think she was about lying?

  • So desire kind of focuses around that and we're conscious of that drive.

  • We exist in temporality and should therefore be conscious of our attitude toward it.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And that's something that, again, as a mom, I'm conscious of wanting.

  • Michelangelo was slightly more conscious of his work's historical impact than Masaccio was.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

aware
vsconscious
2.7

Knowing that something exists or is happening

is more about perceiving or noticing with realization or recognition
mindful
vsconscious
57 4.0

Aware of something and paying careful attention

is simple perception or recognition without deliberate careful attention
mindful of
vsconscious
31 4.0

Aware of something and careful about it

is plain noticing without the added sense of care or consideration
cognizant
vsconscious
22 7.5

Aware of a fact or a situation

is everyday perception or noticing rather than formal informed knowledge

Antonyms

367 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

76 6.3

Not noticing what happens around you

Compounds

1 8.7

Ending a romantic relationship in a calm, friendly way to reduce hurt

How Aware

mindful
57 4.0
conscious
103 3.5
aware
2.7
unaware
175 2.9
oblivious
76 6.3

Surface Forms

conscious positive

Etymology

The word conscious comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and scire 'to know', the same root as science. That is why to be conscious of something is to 'know' it or notice it and understand it.