unawakened

adjective

Definition of unawakenednext
as in sleeping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unawakened
  1. dormant
  2. resting
  3. asleep
  4. drowsy
  5. somnolent
Adjective
  • The case was dormant until last year, when agents with Wisconsin's Justice Department began working with the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory to identify the remains.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Most went dormant in August and September, then the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene made their way up here.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of dormant
Adjective
  • Green Bay could finish as high as sixth in the NFC if the resting Rams lose to the 49ers, potentially setting up a first-round matchup against the division-rival Lions.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • In this condition, a lot of the hairs all over the scalp going into the resting phase all at once–this is seen clinically as an abrupt significant increase in shedding.
    Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
Definition of resting
Adjective
  • More than 40 people have been killed on CTA property since 2001, including four people who were fatally shot while asleep on a CTA Blue Line train last month.
    Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • According to the scholar Maria Tatar, these were folktales shared among adults after hours, while the children were asleep.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of asleep
Adjective
  • The movie itself is overwhelmingly standard — just that title alone makes one drowsy — and the only actor showing any real energy here is Pine, who would never end up playing the role again anyway.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • Engaging in risky driving behaviors such as speeding, texting, driving while drowsy or distracted, or driving under the influence of cannabis or alcohol significantly increases the risk of a collision.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of drowsy
Adjective
  • Returning to the somnolent complacency of years past is not an option.
    Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Neuroscientists have long had an explanation for our somnolent twitches.
    Amanda Gefter, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
Definition of somnolent
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Thesaurus Entries Near unawakened

unavoidably

unawakened

unaware

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