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unawakened

unawakened

1 7.0
Not yet active or noticed inside someone
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈweɪkənd/
translation icon : inactivo
  • Before Rudy, I was unawakened to my potential, you might say.

Paradoxically, that right there is what happens in an unawakened being.

Examples

  • It's not because awakening students can't get support for unawakened teachers (who can be very kind, loving, and conscious), but the awakened teacher knows the spiritual integration process.

    Blog text (1)
  • Use things that these kinds of unawakened people would understand.

    Blog text (17)
  • Why not spread some love and laughter and, by all means, tell the unawakened ones what they have done? If we really are going to hell in a hand basket with certainty, then you really have nothing to lose!

    Blog text (34)
  • The unawakened teacher tends to be a little too committed to the structure that they are teaching (yogic philosophy, the Koran, the Bible, etc.).

    Blog text (1)
  • Among other questions, I can imagine Buber asking Hisamatsu whether the unawakened aspect of self is finally illusory or whether there is anything outside of the Self-Nature of Mind-Alone.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many talented artists remain unawakened to their creativity, waiting for the right inspiration to motivate them.

  • In the quiet town, the unawakened spirit of the community lay dormant, untouched by the vibrancy of modern life.

  • The book explores how many people live unawakened, unaware of their potential and the opportunities around them.

Synonyms

unstimulated
vsunawakened
  • Specialized
1 6.6

Not reacting to outside signals and staying in a resting state

is dormant and not brought into awareness
unactivated
vsunawakened
  • Specialized
7.0

Not stimulated to work and staying in a resting state

is dormant and not brought into awareness
unaroused
vsunawakened
6.9

Not awake and not responding to things around you

is inactive in awareness rather than merely unresponsive emotionally
unattuned
vsunawakened
7.8

Not aware of or responsive to other people's feelings

focuses on being inactive rather than misalignment with surroundings
unenlivened
vsunawakened
8.5

Not made more interesting or exciting

describes dormancy or lack of awareness, not just low energy
unharnessed
vsunawakened
5.8

Energy that is not controlled or used

means dormant or not brought into awareness, not merely unused

Antonyms

3.7

Feeling more aware and interested in ideas or topics

4.4

Ready to begin work, for example a military unit or machine

How Awake

alert
82 2.8
awake
432 1.0
drowsy
22 2.7
unawakened
1 7.0
asleep
1.0
dormant
34 5.2

Surface Forms

unawakened positive

Morphology

unawakened = awakened (transparent) = un + awaken + ed

Formed by productive negation un- applied to the adjective 'awakened'; the meaning 'not aroused/dormant' is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

The word unawakened is made from un- ('not') and awaken ('to wake'). Think of a seed or an interest that is still 'not woken' and stays hidden or inactive until something brings it out, which is why the word means 'dormant or inactive'.