Synonyms for awareness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Consciousness — the state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer
2. Knowingness
Other
knowledge, apprehension, sentience, inapprehension rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
- n. 2
The state or quality of being aware of something.
raise awareness of a topic
Related words
- Phrases
- awareness band awareness bracelet
Forms
- Plural
- awarenesses → consciousnesses, minds, wakefulnesses, knowingnesses…
Example sentences
- consciousness Before he died, he briefly regained consciousness.
- wakefulness I was, as it were, between sleep and wakefulness.
- knowledge Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
- apprehension He detected in her voice a note of apprehension.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| awareness | rising | |
| consciousness | rising | |
| wakefulness | rising | |
| cognizance | falling | |
| knowingness | rising | |
| knowledge | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mind1
- 9 letters
- knowledge2, sentience
- 10 letters
- cognizance3, cognisance
- 11 letters
- wakefulness, knowingness
- 12 letters
- apprehension4
- 13 letters
- consciousness3
- 14 letters
- inapprehension
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (knowledge2 = 2 syllables).